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Children in England consuming more than a year’s worth of sugar in under six months
Children in England consuming double their recommended sugar intake, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) show. Children aged four-10…
Oral health
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… HPV vaccine to…
Dentistry
Children eating five times more sugar in summer months
Children are eating five times their recommended daily sugar allowance during summer, new figures show. The poll, carried out by…
Oral health
Government announces new plans to halve childhood obesity by 2030
The Government is banning unhealthy foods from being displayed at checkouts or included in buy-one-get-one-free deals. New measures announced by Health and…
Oral health
Pressure builds on Government over sugar
Stronger action is required if the nation is to tackle the childhood obesity and tooth decay crisis, Michael Watson says.…
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Ban on energy drinks receives huge backing
A ban on the sale of energy drinks to under 16s has received backing by 93% of British adults. It…
Oral health
First measure of industry progress on cutting sugar unveiled
Public Health England (PHE) has today published the first assessment of progress on the Government’s sugar reduction programme. As part of…
Oral health
Sugar tax – an initial skirmish
The sugar tax is the start of a long war on sugar, Alun Rees warns. When our son was born…
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A child in England has a rotten tooth removed every 10 minutes
A child in England has a tooth removed in hospital every 10 minutes, research from Public Health England (PHE) shows.…
Oral health
Think about your oral health this pancake day
As pancake day approaches, Brits are being reminded of the serious damage sweet toppings can do to your oral health. The…
Oral health
Sugar Free February – can you go without sugar this month?
Cancer Research UK has launched ‘Sugar Free February’ for the second year running to help raise money for the charity.…
Oral health
Action on Sugar calls for 20% sugar tax on all confectionary
Action on Sugar is calling for a 20% sugar tax on all confectionary and a ban on confectionary price promotions. The calls have…
Oral health
Half of children’s sugar comes from unhealthy snacks and drinks
Half of children’s sugar intake comes from consuming unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks, Public Health England says. It goes on…
Oral health
Kellogg UK cutting the sugar content by up to 40% in its cereals
Kellogg UK has announced it will be cutting the sugar content of its three most popular cereals by between 20%-40%.…
Oral health
Hot drinks habit leading excessive sugar intake
A new survey has revealed that one in seven British adults are exceeding their advised daily intake in sugar from…
Oral health
Fresh fruit key to cutting added sugars in diet
Six in 10 Brits (58%) believe eating more fresh fruit is the most effective way at cutting sugars from their diet. Excessive…
Oral health
New food industry guidelines published to reduce sugar in UK diets
New guidelines setting out the approaches the food industry should take to reduce the net amount of sugar children consume…
Oral health
Food industry challenged to reduce sugar in its products by 20%
Public Health England has challenged the food industry to cut sugar in its products by 20% by 2020. It has suggested that…
Oral health
Sugar tax leading to manufacturers dropping sugar content
The Chancellor described the drop in proposed funds from the sugar tax as ‘good news’ in his Spring Budget for 2017.…
Oral health