drive to cut sugar consumption
Children in England are eating - and drinking - too much sugar. In all age groups, average sugar intake is above current recommendations and it is clear we need to step up our efforts to do something about it.
There are two big health reasons why all of us, adults and children, need to cut back on our sugar consumption. The first is the evidence that links diets high in sugar to excess calories, which can lead to weight gain and obesity. One in five children aged four to five years is overweight or obese, rising to one in three aged ten to 11 years.
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