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What's on the Menu? Policies to Reduce Young People's Sugar Consumption

Rachel Griffith1, Martin O'Connell2, Kate Smith3

  • 1Institute for Fiscal Studies University of Manchester.

Fiscal Studies
|July 3, 2020
PubMed

Insights

UK youth consume excessive added sugars, unaware of long-term health and economic impacts. Policy interventions are needed, focusing on parental purchasing decisions to curb sugar intake.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Health Economics
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Young people in the UK exceed recommended added sugar intake levels.
  • There is a lack of awareness regarding the future health, social, and economic consequences of high sugar consumption among youth and their parents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a rationale for policy interventions aimed at reducing added sugar consumption in young people.
  • To highlight the importance of understanding adult purchasing decisions in the home environment for effective policy design.

Main Methods:

  • The study reviews existing literature and policy options.
  • It analyzes the sources of added sugar consumption among young people, identifying the home as a primary location.
  • It discusses the merits of various policy interventions.

Main Results:

  • The majority of added sugar consumption by young people occurs within the home.
  • Parental purchasing decisions significantly influence children's sugar intake.
  • Existing policies like taxes and advertising restrictions are discussed for their potential impact.

Conclusions:

  • Policy interventions are justified due to excessive sugar consumption and its unacknowledged long-term costs.
  • Focusing on parental purchasing behavior is crucial for policies targeting youth sugar reduction.
  • Further research is needed to identify the most effective policy avenues.

Keywords:
D12H23I18advertising restrictionschildhood obesitysugar consumptionsugar‐sweetened beverage tax

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