Through research and lobbying the group works to highlight the harmful effects of a high sugar diet and desirability of reducing the amount of added sugar contained in processed foods.
[3] It is particularly concerned about the “dangerously high” levels of sugar in on-the-go sweet snacks and highlighted Aldi’s Specially Selected Triple Chocolate Cookies, which contained 39g sugar per 80g serving.
[4] Published studies in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal by expert advisors associated with Action on Sugar have highlighted the cost to public health of excessive amounts of sugar in carbonated drinks.
Sugar is seen as a significant contributor to the high levels of obesity, tooth decay and Type 2 diabetes found in many developed economies such as the United Kingdom.
[7] Public Health England published targets for the reduction of sugar in a range of products in March 2017.