Public Health England (PHE) revealed the average 10-year-old has consumed 18 years' worth of sugar - an excess of 2,800 sugar cubes each year - according to government data.
With more than a third (34 per cent) of children leaving primary school overweight or obese, PHE hopes that by integrating sugar awareness into lessons, children will be encouraged to make healthier choices.
The Change4Life campaign is encouraging teachers to download the teaching resources, which are aimed at reception class, and Key Stages 1 and 2.
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