By . Sophie Borland . Just two glasses of your favourite tipple could push you over the recommended daily sugar limit, an investigation has found. A gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar, while a bottle of cider contains five. Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation advised adults to consume no more than six teaspoons (or 25g) of sugar a day. Discovery: Just two glasses of your favourite tipple could push you over the recommended daily sugar limit, an investigation has found. A gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar, while cider contains five . Source of sugar: The average British person gets through between 11 and 12 teaspoons of sugar every day . But the average Briton gets through between 11 and 12 teaspoons. The . investigation, involving lab tests to measure the nutritional content . of alcoholic drinks, has raised concerns about their hidden sugar . levels. Unlike food manufacturers, drinks firms are not required to print nutrition information on product labels. The . tests showed a 250ml can of Gordon’s gin and Schweppes tonic contains . three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar (14g) – which would be the same if . you mixed the drink yourself. Hidden content: The investigation has raised concerns about the hidden sugar levels of alcoholic drinks . There are five teaspoons (20.5g) in a . 568ml bottle of Bulmers cider, and two teaspoons (9.5g) in a 100ml . measure of Croft Original sherry. Excess sugar can lead to health problems such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Cardiologist . Dr Aseem Malhotra, science director of the Action on Sugar campaign . group, said: ‘I enjoy the occasional drink as much as anyone else. Not obliged: Unlike with food, drinks firms are not obliged to state the amount of sugar or other ingredients on their labels . 'But it . is clearly better to choose the option with the least amount of sugar, . as the evidence for added sugar being the number one health villain in . the diet grows ever stronger. ‘Evidence . shows that a moderate amount of red wine, which is comparatively low in . sugar, may actually protect against cardiovascular disease and this is . my drink of choice. Wine and beer contain far lower amounts of sugar, . although it will quickly add up if several glasses  are drunk in a . single evening. A 500ml . bottle of Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale contains one teaspoon of sugar . (5g), while a 660ml bottle of Stella Artois lager contains only a trace . of sugar, said the results of the investigation by The Sunday Telegraph. Wine is also low in sugar – there is less than half a teaspoon (1.5g) in a standard 175ml glass of pinot grigio, chardonnay or merlot. Earlier . this month, chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies warned that the . Government may have to bring in a sugar tax to curb the obesity . epidemic. Nearly two thirds . of British adults are overweight – including a quarter who are obese – . but experts say the figure could double by 2050, costing the economy . £50billion a year.
One gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half half teaspoons of sugar .
Meanwhile, small bottle of cider is high in sugar, but wine is low .
Adults are advised to consume no more than six teaspoons a day .
But the average Briton consumes between 11 and 12 teaspoons daily .
By . Sophie Borland . Just two glasses of your favourite tipple could push you over the recommended daily sugar limit, an investigation has found. A gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar, while a bottle of cider contains five. Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation advised adults to consume no more than six teaspoons (or 25g) of sugar a day. Discovery: Just two glasses of your favourite tipple could push you over the recommended daily sugar limit, an investigation has found. A gin and tonic contains three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar, while cider contains five . Source of sugar: The average British person gets through between 11 and 12 teaspoons of sugar every day . But the average Briton gets through between 11 and 12 teaspoons. The . investigation, involving lab tests to measure the nutritional content . of alcoholic drinks, has raised concerns about their hidden sugar . levels. Unlike food manufacturers, drinks firms are not required to print nutrition information on product labels. The . tests showed a 250ml can of Gordon’s gin and Schweppes tonic contains . three-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar (14g) – which would be the same if . you mixed the drink yourself. Hidden content: The investigation has raised concerns about the hidden sugar levels of alcoholic drinks . There are five teaspoons (20.5g) in a . 568ml bottle of Bulmers cider, and two teaspoons (9.5g) in a 100ml . measure of Croft Original sherry. Excess sugar can lead to health problems such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Cardiologist . Dr Aseem Malhotra, science director of the Action on Sugar campaign . group, said: ‘I enjoy the occasional drink as much as anyone else. Not obliged: Unlike with food, drinks firms are not obliged to state the amount of sugar or other ingredients on their labels . 'But it . is clearly better to choose the option with the least amount of sugar, . as the evidence for added sugar being the number one health villain in . the diet grows ever stronger. ‘Evidence . shows that a moderate amount of red wine, which is comparatively low in . sugar, may actually protect against cardiovascular disease and this is . my drink of choice. Wine and beer contain far lower amounts of sugar, . although it will quickly add up if several glasses  are drunk in a . single evening. A 500ml . bottle of Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale contains one teaspoon of sugar . (5g), while a 660ml bottle of Stella Artois lager contains only a trace . of sugar, said the results of the investigation by The Sunday Telegraph. Wine is also low in sugar – there is less than half a teaspoon (1.5g) in a standard 175ml glass of pinot grigio, chardonnay or merlot. Earlier . this month, chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies warned that the . Government may have to bring in a sugar tax to curb the obesity . epidemic. Nearly two thirds . of British adults are overweight – including a quarter who are obese – . but experts say the figure could double by 2050, costing the economy . £50billion a year.
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