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PHE releases sugar reduction report

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NHS Behind the Headlines says:

‘”A sugar tax of up to 20 per cent is need[ed] on fizzy drinks and fattening snacks,” the Daily Mail reports.

It is one of eight recommendations from Public Health England designed to tackle the UK’s love affair with the sweet stuff that is linked to obesity and diabetes.

Public Health England (PHE), the agency in charge of the nation’s health, has outlined evidence that we’re eating far too much sugar as a country and it is making us fat and ill. PHE’s report suggests what it feels are the most effective ways to reduce consumption.

PHE says its eight suggestions will help the nation achieve a new lower recommended daily intake of sugar (5% of total energy, recently down from 10%), save lives from weight-related diseases, cut tooth decay, and save the NHS £576 million a year.

This fits with a previous report from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) that recommended no more than 5% of our calorie intake should come from “free sugars”.

Among the eight main suggestions is a tax on sugar of around 10-15%, a reduction in price promotions at supermarkets (such as buy one get one free offers) and a reduction in the marketing and advertising of high-sugar food and drink to kids. Sugary drinks come under particular fire for boosting sugar consumption without adding any nutritional value, particularly in kids and teenagers, who drink them the most.’

Sources:

  • NHS Behind the Headlines, 23 October 2015: here >>
  • Public Health England, ‘Sugar reduction: The evidence for action’ (2015): here >> 

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