Sentence examples for reducing sugar intake from inspiring English sources

While politicians debate national approaches to reducing sugar intake and obesity (Report, 24 October), new parents could take personal measures themselves – right now.

Professor Kevin Fenton, PHE's national director of health and wellbeing, said: "Reducing sugar intake is important for the health of our children both now and in the future.

Professor Kevin Fenton, national director of health and well-being at PHE said: "Reducing sugar intake is important for the health of our children both now and in the future.

Chief exec Roger White has already expressed his "disappointment" that soft drinks have been singled out "given it is the only food and drink category to have made any real progress in reducing sugar intake in recent years" – and he might have a case if he claimed to be doubly unlucky.

Gavin Partington, director general of the British Soft Drinks Association, said: "There is no evidence worldwide that taxes of this sort reduce obesity, and it is ironic that soft drinks are being singled out for tax when we've led the way in reducing sugar intake, down over 17% since 2012.

"By contrast, the soft drinks industry is taking practical steps to help consumers, through reformulation, smaller portion sizes and increased promotion of low- and no-calorie options - reducing sugar intake by 7.5 per cent in recent years, and with plans to reduce calories by a further 20 per cent by 2020".

Graham, an early 19th-century Connecticut minister, was a famous proselytizer for dietary restrictions, advocating whole grains, sound digestion and reduced sugar intake as both physical and moral imperatives.

"PHE welcome the new WHO draft guidelines to reduce sugar intake to 10% of total daily calorie intake and will carefully consider the suggestion that a further reduction of sugar to below 5% of total energy intake per day would have additional benefits," said Alison Tedstone, director of nutrition and diet at PHE. "Consuming too many sugary foods and drinks can cause tooth decay.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents all 240,000 British doctors professionally, said it backed fiscal measures to reduce sugar intake, but that a sugar tax "is probably not top of the list" of steps that need to be taken to achieve that goal.

Earlier this year doctors called for a soft drinks tax to reduce sugar intake.

"We need to reduce sugar intake but should not swap from sugar to fat", said Prof Susan Jebb of the University of Oxford.