The below letter was published in the Evening Standard on Tuesday 10th November 2015
Don’t make sugar the scapegoat
Is Nick Clegg [Comment, November 5] right to focus only on sugar in targeting obesity? The article suggests sugar consumption has increased by nearly a third but Government data shows consumption levels have been stable over the past 30 years.
This contrasts with the increasing number of obese, overweight and diabetic individuals over the same time period. We hope that by sharing scientific evidence we can help form public health policies to solve the obesity crisis.
Dr Alison Boyd, Director, Sugar Nutrition UK
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