Next stage of world-leading childhood obesity plan announced As set out in the plan, PHE will now consider the evidence on children’s calorie consumption and set the ambition for the calorie reduction programme to remove excess calories from the foods children consume the most.
Ready meals, pizzas, burgers, savoury snacks and sandwiches are the kinds of foods likely to be included in the programme.
Over the past year, real progress has been made on reducing the level of sugar in many products.
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has become law and will come into effect in April 2018 and PHE has formulated a comprehensive sugar reduction programme with the aim of a 20% reduction in sugar in key foods by 2020. Leading retailers and manufacturers have also announced they are, or already have, lowered the amount of sugar in their products as a result of these programmes. Public Health England and the Department of Health
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Ready meals, pizzas, burgers, savoury snacks and sandwiches are the kinds of foods likely to be included in the programme.
Over the past year, real progress has been made on reducing the level of sugar in many products.
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has become law and will come into effect in April 2018 and PHE has formulated a comprehensive sugar reduction programme with the aim of a 20% reduction in sugar in key foods by 2020. Leading retailers and manufacturers have also announced they are, or already have, lowered the amount of sugar in their products as a result of these programmes. Public Health England and the Department of Health
See also:
- £5 million investment for new obesity policy research unit Department of Health
- Calories in popular foods must be cut, say health officials BBC News
- Shrink burgers and crisps packets to beat obesity The Daily Mail
- Pizzas and ready meals set to shrink in Government war on obesity The Daily Telegraph
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