The amount of sugar consumed daily in the UK fell by two and a half teaspoons for adults after a new tax on sugary foods and drinks was introduced, a study has revealed.
By the end of the first year of the sugar tax roll-out in 2018 (imposed as part of plans to tackle the obesity crisis), daily sugar consumption fell by 5 grams in children. Meanwhile, the study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health showed it had dropped by 11g in adults.
