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FOOD
NEWS
CALLS GROW ON GOVERNMENT
Diabetes UK is urging the Government
to include mandatory targets for food
manufacturers to make their products
healthier in its Childhood Obesity Strategy,
which is due out in the coming weeks and
says the survey shows that the measure
would receive overwhelming public
support. The charity says it is imperative
that the Government implements the
measure as it would help to limit calorie
intake and so would make it easier for
people to eat more healthily. The food
industry has reduced levels of salt in food
significantly over the last 10 years, and
now it's time for them to tackle high levels
of sugar and fat as well.
Along with getting food manufacturers
to make their foods healthier, Diabetes UK
Three quarters of British adults want food
manufacturers to reduce the amount of
saturated fat, salt and added sugar in
their products to make it easier for people
to eat more healthily, according to a new
survey from Diabetes UK. Sixty-nine per
cent of 18 - 24 year olds say they think
food manufacturers should reduce the
amount of saturated fat, added sugar
and salt in their products and this number
rises to 80% of people aged 65 and
over, according to a ComRes survey
commissioned by the charity. People
across all social groups felt equally
strongly on the issue, with no difference
between people who earned more or less,
or whether they worked in the public or
private sector.
is calling on the Government to introduce
a 20 per cent tax on sugar sweetened
soft drinks and to restrict the marketing
of unhealthy foods before the 9pm
watershed to reduce exposure to children.
These measures are also supported by
the Obesity Health Alliance, a grouping
of 26 charities and medical organisations,
which includes Diabetes UK.
ComRes interviewed 2,036 British
adults online between 22-24 January
2016. Data were weighted to be
representative of all adults in Great Britain
aged 18+. ComRes is a member of the
British Polling Council and abides by its
rules.
www.diabetes.org.uk