The amounts transferred by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) for the Glass of Milk Program will finance only the value of the food ration, without covering the value of sugar. In no case, the amount of sugar can exceed 15 grams per ration, in order to protect the health and quality of their food and fight against diseases such as obesity, cavities and diabetes.

This is established by the opinion approved, unanimously (10 votes), by the Commission for Social Inclusion and People with Disabilities, chaired by Congresswoman Francis Paredes Castro (PP).

This is the opinion issued on Bill No. 8355, authored by Congresswoman Hilda Portero López (AP), which proposes the modification of Law 27470, which establishes complementary norms to improve the management of the Glass of Milk Program and excludes sugar to raise the nutritional status of its beneficiaries.

Paredes Castro indicated that the National Institute of Health (INS) warned that, “evidence indicates that excessive consumption of added sugar is frequently associated with a lower quality of the diet and has an important pathophysiological role and predisposes to critical cardiometabolic effects such as weight gain, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.”