The concerning contents of some popular slushies

Some popular slushies include more than eight day’s worth of recommended added sugar intake.

World Health Organisation guidelines recommend no more than six teaspoons of added sugar a day.

Head of Prevention at Cancer Council Victoria, Craig Sinclair, says “once you go above that then you start to get into territory where it’s going to have an impact on your overall health”.

But some slushies contain a whopping 49 teaspoons.

“You wonder how they fit any water or syrup in there after that,” Mr Sinclair said.

Concerningly, many of these drinks are targeted at children.

“We do have a job of at least making people aware of what’s in them nd the harms associated with it,” Mr Sinclair said.

“They know who their market is – it’s definitely those young kids, young men, who are the vast consumers.”

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