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Half of the food English kids eat needs cut in sugar level: Health chief
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Sales of sugary drinks in England have fallen 11 per cent over the past 12 months. Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie said the sugar tax has stimulated manufacturers to take sugar out and to promote healthier products.
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England, which introduced a sugar tax on packaged drinks in April as part of its efforts to curb childhood obesity, has identified 23 categories of food that need to have their sugar content cut.
They make up half of all the food that English children eat, including cereals, pizza, ice cream and cakes, said Professor Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England (PHE).
