Tag: Change4life

In 2016, a Public Health England campaign revealed that on average, children aged 4-10 consume the equivalent of 5,500 sugar cubes per year, three times the recommended amount. This was the driving force behind the original Change4Life Sugar Smart app, a tool designed to combat hidden sugars in food and drink. The app's evolution into the new NHS Food Scanner marks a significant change in the UK's public health strategy.

On average, children in England were consuming more than double the maximum recommended amount of sugar annually, a statistic that prompted the launch of the Change4Life campaign to encourage families to make sugar swaps. This national initiative by Public Health England provided practical, family-friendly strategies to help address the concerning levels of sugar in children's diets.