Action On Sugar
@actiononsugar
Excess sugar is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes & tooth decay. It is time we all take action! NGO.
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Wrong! We looked at the portfolios of the biggest global food companies operating in the UK & found 78% of their food products with child-appealing packaging are unhealthy.
Nearly 1 in 3 children face an increased risk of food-related illnesses in their futures #FuelUsDontFoolUs
🍲 Exciting news! We have collaborated with Department for Education to create new resources for early years professionals to promote childhood nutrition.
Check out the content here: …arly-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wel…
📢 Are you a mother who has had a child in the past year? Do you live in the UK? Living with a partner?
👉Online interview to learn more about your experience with feeding your child and your partners involvement
📩 Email [email protected] or…
Two thirds of parents are worried about ensuring children are eating healthily, says new polling. Parents launch #OurChildrenOurFuture manifesto on healthy children’s food. Here's what they are calling on all political parties for:🧵
“Our findings emphasise the potential of targeted fiscal measures, such as food taxes and subsidies, to alter consumer behaviours in a way that could lead to healthier populations on a global scale.”
Imperial College London
imperial.ac.uk/news/252678/ta…
📢Coming up this week! Hear parents' priorities for future policy on healthy children's food & join the conversation with Netmums School Food Matters Caroline Cerny Bite Back.
Just 3 days left to register, thanks for sharing 🙏 sustainweb.org/events/mar24-o…
Parents want their children to be healthy and happy.
One has pushed back against unhealthy brands aligning with a loved cartoon character to put profits above children's health.
#kidsaresweetenough #brandsoffourkids
mediaweek.com.au/when-brand-par…
NEW report 📢. Swapping from high to lower salt & sugar products doesn’t just support physical health but also reduces carbon emissions & better planetary health!
Read full report from Sustainable & Healthy Food Systems The Food Foundation & #RecipeforChange campaign at tinyurl.com/tb5f38fk
6 years since launch of #SoftDrinksIndustryLevy , successfully getting companies reducing sugar, whilst supporting investment in school breakfast clubs & holiday programmes. Time to build on this success with a new healthy #RecipeForChange . tinyurl.com/muzrwptw
THREAD 🧵Happy birthday to the #SoftDrinksIndustryLevy 🎉! On its 6th anniversary we’re looking back at the impact it’s had, starting with the incredible amounts of sugar removed. Find out more: tinyurl.com/6k9zu8jf #RecipeforChange 1/5
One of our previous sugar awareness week supporters Charlotte Stirling-Reed on chocolate, Easter and young children - srnutrition.co.uk/2021/10/can-my…
Last week it was announced that Cruiser SB, a banned #neonicotinoid pesticide, will be used on this year’s UK sugar beet crop.
This is extremely bad news for our bees, our health, and our soils 🌱❌
Feedback’s sugar campaigner, Krysia Woroniecka , explains why 👇