Countdown to the Sugar Reduction Summit – Science, Policy and Public Health
The event in London, UK, is just one month away and the list of attendees ranges from industry-leading organizations like Pepsi, Tesco, Tate & Lyle, Leatherhead Food and public health organisations, including The World Cancer Research Fund, Department of Health and Public Health England.
With the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s Carbohydrate Report out in a couple of weeks,The Sugar Reduction Summit provides a much needed neutral and balanced platform for stakeholders and academics to come together and explore evidence-based research on the impact of sugar in our diets and debate whether sugar reduction should be a health priority and how harmful sugar really is, organisers announced.
The event held on July 9 is supported by The Wolfson Institute and will include briefings from leading experts followed by panel debates and open-floor discussions allowing key questions to be debated.
“We are delighted that Luciana Berger, Shadow Health Minister will be joining us to share Labour’s plans on the regulation of nutritional content of chidren’s food.”
Presentations Overview
- An overview of sugar consumption trends from Public Health England
- A look at the systematic reviews on the harms of excessive sugar consumption
- Dental evidence and its impact on the setting of upper limits of consumption
- The impact of sugar on energy regulation
- The arguments for and against the hypothesis that sugar is harmful beyond its calorific value
- Reformulation strategies and the food industry’s role in sugar reduction
- Government’s role in regulating nutritional content of food
- Personal choice and consumer responsibility
- A review of population based interventions and their effectiveness
Speakers include:
Professor Jason Halford – Chair, UK Association for the Study of Obesity; Professor Susan Jebb OBE- Chair, Public Health Responsibility Deal; Professor Jim Mann – Professor in Human Nutrition and Medicine, University of Otago New Zealand, and many more.
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— IRN (@ResponsibleFood) June 4, 2014