I’m a food industry insider – this drink made me change careers | Express.co.uk Search Suzy Glaskie has spent more than 20 years in the food industry, but she was shocked when she discovered just how unhealthy a drink from the 1990s really was.Link copied Bookmark A food industry insider who worked to promote new foods and drinks says one hugely popular drink in particular made her change careers. Suzy Glaskie worked in the food industry for more than 20 years but spoke out in in an interview on the BBC documentary Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating, saying: “Now I really want to lift the lid on how food industry marketing is robbing us of our health.”The documentary was put together by Dr Chris van Tulleken, the doctor and author of best-selling book Ultra-Processed People.She told interviewers about her shock when Sunny Delight was first launched in the UK and how despite it’s like of health benefits was marketed as something good for the whole family.She added: “I realised this was a really cheap product which had been dressed up to be something healthy and I think that’s where I drew the line.”The Sunny D website reads: “We’re supercharged with Vitamin C! Every 8 fl oz serving of Sunny D is only 60 calories and has 100% of your daily value of Vitamin C. Read that again, we’ll wait.”The drink blew up in popularity in the late 1990s (Image: Daily Record/ Tom Farmer) READ MORE: Warning issued to anyone buying orange juice in supermarkets [LATEST] However, it contains ingredients which many doctors and nutritionists would consider ultra-processed. The current ingredients list for Sunny D Tnagy Florida Citrus Fusion reads: “Water, fruite juices from concentrate (13%), acid (citric acid), vitamins (C, E and D), thickener (guar gum), sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K), flavouring, colour (beta carotene).In 1998 the brand exploded onto the UK drink scene becoming the country’s third most popular drink in just 18 months, though an incident in Wales caused the drink to change.Just before the millennium in December 1999, a young girl in the town of Rhyl in Wales reportedly turned yellow after drinking too much Sunny Delight. Being taken to hospital and under the care of Dr Duncan Cameron he told the Telegraph that the girl was drinking 1.5l of the drink every day. READ MORE: Everyone in UK urged to do 3 things at home this winter as cases surge [LATEST] Lorraine Pascale’s ‘best lunch ever’ recipe that helped her lose 4st [RECIPE] Simple spoon test can tell if you’re sleep-deprived or not [NEW] Trending Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyIt was thought the reason behind her orange skin tone was an overdose of beta-carotene, an additive that gave Sunny D its distinct orange colour. At the time, the BBC re
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