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<p>There has been no assessment made of the effect of Food and Drink Federation members’
compliance or non-compliance in achieving the 20% reduction in sugar content of key
products contributing to children’s intakes by 2020 on childhood obesity or childhood
tooth decay.</p><p> </p><p>In ‘Sugar reduction: The evidence for action’, published
in October 2015, Public Health England (PHE) undertook modelling work to estimate
the potential health impact and wider economic benefits of achieving the average population
intake recommendation for sugar. This modelling found that achieving this over a 10-year
period would result in 4,100 premature deaths and 204,000 cases of dental caries being
averted, resulting in a total cost saving to the National Health Service of £484 million.</p><p>
</p><p>PHE encourages all businesses to achieve the reductions in sugar as set out
in ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’. A detailed assessment of industry’s progress
will be published in March 2018.</p>
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