
Curbing Global Sugar Reduction: Effective food policy actions to help promote healthy diets & tackle obesity
This policy brief is a guide to policies that can assist countries in reducing the amount of sugar consumed at a population level to meet the World Health Organization’s sugar guideline. The brief illustrates the available policies, provides examples that have worked and includes input from those involved in the development and implementation of these policies.
Resource Information
Date
January 1, 2015
Author
World Cancer Research Fund International
Type
Evidence Summary
Setting
Community-at-large
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight | Obesity, Nutrients
Language
English
Jurisdiction
International
Tags
body mass index, childhood obesity, chronic disease prevention, food environment, nutrition guidelines, obesity, policy, retail, sugar, sugar-sweetened beverages, tax, vegetables and fruit, water, weight