ABS data shows Australian diets contain less sugar than three decades ago, meeting WHO guidelines for the first time Australia is now meeting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on sugar, which recommend keeping sugar below 10% of daily energy intake. New data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows there is less sugar in our diet from food and drinks than three decades ago. Between 1995 and 2023, there was a 65.28% drop in the proportion of children drinking sugary drinks. The number of adults drinking sugary drinks fell from 40.2% in 2011–12 to 29.9% in 2023. However, adults still consume about 5% more sugary drinks than children. On average, Australians have less sugar in their diet than they did a decade ago. Continue reading...