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Doctors are calling for limits on sugar and salt in baby food, including Tony Blair

2022-12-28 17:51:09Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Doctors are calling for limits on sugar and salt in baby food, including Tony
Doctors are calling for limits on sugar and salt in baby food, including Tony Blair

Paediatricians and dentists in the UK have called for the government to set mandatory national limits on the amount of salt and sugar used in children's food.

They have said it is a "national disgrace" that babies face a "nutritional dip" with some products containing more sugar than a fizzy drink.

They cite some foods that contain up to two-thirds of the recommended daily intake of sugars for adults, which puts the health of the next generation at risk.

The call for greater action on children's health in the UK was also echoed by former Tory chancellor George Osborne and former Labor prime minister Tony Blair.

The alarm has been raised after recent years have seen a rise in overweight children in Britain, with figures suggesting that one in three youngsters are overweight by the time they leave primary school.

Some former senior Tories have also joined the call for the government to take greater action on childhood obesity. Osborne also said more needs to be done to tackle the causes of obesity, calling the lack of progress disappointing.

Food high in fat, sugar and salt was set to be banned from TV and online advertising before 9pm until October 2022 under an anti-obesity strategy largely introduced by former prime minister Boris Johnson.

But this month, it was revealed that the government has pushed back the restrictions to October 2025 to give firms more time to reformulate their products and adjust their marketing strategies.

Tony Blair, meanwhile, said he supported calls for greater government action on children's health.

"This is absolutely essential. I honestly don't think there is anything more important to the future of the country than making sure we deal with this, early years education and wellbeing. And especially today when the pressures on families are great and when there are levels of poverty that we haven't really seen in the country for a long period of time," Blair said.

The World Health Organization recommends that babies have minimal or no sugar in their diet. A high amount of sugar consumption is considered one of the factors that contribute to childhood obesity.

Being fat can lead to a number of health problems such as type 2 diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. Obesity also affects tooth decay, with tooth decay.

The latest childhood obesity data for England revealed that nationally, one in 10 young people are classified as obese. But rates are much higher in some parts of the country.


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