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Video highlights the detrimental effect sugar has on children’s oral health
Children are consuming 5,500 sugar cubes a year, around 22kg – the same weight as the average five-year-old. These revelations…
Dentistry
Food Standards Scotland calls for a curb on addiction to sugar
Food Standards Scotland has published a reminder of the need to curb our addiction to sugar. This latest reminder comes…
Dentistry
‘Brave and bold action’ on sugar backed by dentists
Fresh calls have been made for the Government to show leadership on marketing, taxation and reformulation of products containing added sugar.…
Dentistry
Should we have a sugar tax?
Michael Watson compares the public opinion over fluoridation and a sugar tax. Public opinion is an odd thing. Suggest that…
Dentistry
Ignoring recommendations on sugar would be ‘reckless’
Ignoring fresh recommendations over sugar consumption could lead to thousands of children suffering from poor oral health. This warning comes from…
Oral health
Sugar tax report released
A report controversially blocked by the Government calls for a ‘sugar tax’ – but also demands other crackdowns to curb…
Dentistry
Could you go sugar-free for a month?
Denplan has launched its campaign encouraging people to go sugar-free for the month of September. After its latest survey asked…
Oral health
Sugar consumption having a ‘devastating’ effect on all of our dental health
Urgent changes at the highest level are needed to address the UK’s deteriorating oral health from sugar consumption. These calls…
Dentistry
Children are getting most sugars through soft drinks and fruit juices
British children are getting most of the sugars they consume through soft drinks and fruit juices, according to national statistics.…
Oral health
BDA says ‘we’ll need more than gestures to end UK sugar addiction’
The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed moves by some retailers to remove ‘high sugar’ items from sale. The BDA…
Dentistry
Sugar recommendations accepted
The Government has vowed to act on key recommendations made by official nutrition advisers to cut Britain’s so-called ‘addiction to…
Dentistry
BDA backs calls from the SACN to reduce recommended intake of free sugars
New advice from the SACN recommends the Government cuts the recommended intake of ‘free sugars’. The British Dental Association (BDA) has called…
Dentistry
Sweet and sour
Public discourse on sugar consumption, wherever it originates, has positive implications for the nation’s health, says Kevin Lewis. You may…
Dentistry
Xylitol: Finland’s secret to healthier teeth
Xylitol is set to become the star of a new Channel 4 TV series called Superfoods this Monday (29 June).…
Dentistry
Dental therapists pledge support for ‘anti-sugar’ campaign
The BADT has pledged its support of an anti-sugar campaign from Action on Sugar. The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) believes…
Oral health
Almost half of people in the UK have taken action on sugar consumption
New research from Mintel has found that 46% of people in the UK have taken at least one course of action to…
Oral health
New research shows fruit drinks aren’t as good for us as we think
New research by Action on Sugar has shown over a quarter of seemingly healthy children’s fruit juices, juice drinks, smoothies surveyed…
Dentistry
Fighting the war on sugar as healthy diet messages are failing to sink in
New research from Colgate shows that parents need additional support to help look after their children’s teeth as healthy diet…
Dentistry