The BBC investigates levels of added sugar in baby food in low and middle-income families in Asia, and asks whether there is a link to increased rates of obesity and diabetes.
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As parents in South East Asia get richer, they are increasingly turning to convenience foods to feed their babies.
These products are often marketed as healthy and nutritious, but many of them contain added sugar, while the same products sold in western supermarkets have no sugar.
A Unicef study of 1,600 baby foods across South East Asia found nearly half included added sugars and sweeteners.
The BBC’s Suranjana Tewari travelled to the Philippines to find out more.
00:00 Intro
03:04: A working mother’s perspective
04:18: Stay-home-mom’s perspective
05:40: Baby nutrition classes in Manila
08:06: Industry’s role
11:00: Impact of hidden sugars
12:02: Lack of Regulation
14:13: Sweet tooth in the Philippines
15:45: Social media influence
18:12: Government measures
20:22: Conclusion
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