The Ministry of health announced the excess of four times the norm of sugar consumption in Russia // Murashko: the volume of sugar consumption in Russia four times higher than the norm

Russians consume sugar four times more than recommended by doctors. This was stated by the Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko at the International Festival of Youth in Yekaterinburg.

Vegetables and fruits, according to the Minister, daily eat only 60% of Russians, which is extremely small. Among the reasons for malnutrition, Mr. Murashko called the lack of time and unwillingness to change eating habits. “That is, in fact, this is our behavioral factor,” he said.

According to the norms of the Ministry of Health, you should eat no more than 24 g of sugar per day and no more than 8 kg per year. In 2025, one person accounted for 23 kg of sugar, in 2023 - 30 kg, in 2021 - 31 kg.