Revealed: British children consume 22 stones of sugar before the age of 10 (that's THIRTEEN cubes a day)

•  26,000 under-tens were taken to hospital with rotten teeth in 12 months
•  Sugar tax should be rolled out to other products, according to health experts 
•  Bans on junk food advertising is touted under the childhood obesity strategy
• Vegetables should be subsidised and junk food taxed in bid to halt the crisis

Children are consuming 300lb of sugar by the age of ten, shocking figures reveal today.

At almost 22 stone, the average intake is twice the recommended total – wrecking youngsters' teeth and future health.

Experts called on families to drop sugar-rich cereals, yoghurts and juices in favour of healthy alternatives. They also said the tax brought in last year on sugared drinks should be extended to other products.

'If we are to curb our escalating childhood obesity epidemic then the Government must enforce more hard-hitting tactics,' said Kawther Hashem of the charity Action on Sugar.

These could include clearer labelling, halving sugar levels in all products, a tax on confectionery and a ban on the promotion of unhealthy food and drink, she said.........