Under-12s will get one £3 (Aus $5) egg from their parents and another seven from family and friends, research shows.
Combined, the chocolate will contain about 270 teaspoons of sugar, weighing 1,344 grams. It amounts to 12,000 calories, which would take 56 miles of running to burn off.
Angus Kennedy, editor of Kennedy’s Confection magazine, which did the research, said: “It’s worrying that children are being given so much high-calorie food. For many, Easter has become nothing more than a chocolate gorging fest.”
The price of Easter treats has rocketed by an average of 21% compared with last year due to the rising cost of cocoa. This is partly blamed on unrest in the Ivory Coast – the world’s top supplier of the ingredient.
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Source: Daily Mirror
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