Babies and toddlers climbing aboard Nestlé’s sugar train — but only in poorer countries

A report shows that the amount of sugar in Nestlé products made for babies and toddlers in SA and other low- and middle-income countries is in contravention of international guidelines aimed at preventing obesity and chronic diseases.

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