Diabetes
Commons · Question 48852 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sugar additives in soft drinks on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 May 2025
Scientific risk assessments and United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).The SACN has not carried out an assessment of the potential impact of sugar ad...