The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recently published its sugar policy brief ‘Curbing Global Sugar Consumption’

August 25th, 2015

In this brief the WCRF highlights policies that can assist countries to reduce the amount of sugar consumed at a population level. These policies focus on four factors: availability, affordability, acceptability and awareness. One of the examples highlighted in this brief is the Choices front-of-pack logo. The system is acknowledged by the WCRF as a good example to reduce the amount of sugar in food products by means of reformulation. Other examples that are highlighted by the WCRF are for instance soda taxes in France and Mexico, a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; and school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway. These various policies can help to influence the global sugar consumption.

Read the full report here.