Medical professionals, health policy makers, and crusading activists such as chef Jamie Oliver have called it “the new tobacco.” Now concern about sugar consumption seems to be spreading to the British public too.
The concern about sugar makes it clear that “the demand and need for lower sugar products will not subside,” said John Nevens, the joint managing director of Bridgethorne, in a statement. “Long-term global macro health trends alongside revelations in the U.K., such as childhood obesity, are making this a matter that neither the retailer nor the manufacturing communities can ignore. It is fast becoming an area of ’must have' corporate responsibility.”
This article was originally published on www.takepart.com, on Aug 26, 2015. Read the complete article here.
