Supermarkets pledge to limit amount of sugar in stores
Supermarkets have pledged plans to limit the amount of sugar being sold in their stores.
71% 'support legal sugar limits on food and drinks'
An ITV News Index Poll by ComRes has found that there is widespread support for there being a legal maximum amount of sugar allowed in food and drinks.
- Women are especially supportive of the legal limits of sugar imposed in food products, with 76% saying they would support such a move
- 66% of men say they would like to see such a legal move
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Sugar: We are all consuming too much
It's already clear most of us eat too much, so the focus really needs to be how, as a country, we go about changing our sugar-eating habits.
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Shoppers not being told how much sugar is in their food
Sugar can be labelled in multiple ways, making it harder to spot.
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Not so sweet: The added sugars found in foods
ITV News looked the added sugars in several everyday food products.