School of Health and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Public Health Nutr. 2019 Oct;22(14):2682-2687. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019001228. Epub 2019 May 23.
To establish high intake of free sugars and its related disease burden as a significant public health challenge in Australia.
We discuss five key actions to reduce intake of free sugars tailored to the Australian context. These strategies are informed by reviewing the global scientific evidence on the effectiveness of a range of policy responses to reduce intake of free sugars at the population level.
Australia.
Australian population.
The five key actions to reduce population levels for intake of free sugars tailored to the Australian context include prioritising health in trade agreements and policy; introducing a fiscal policy supporting health and promoting food reformulation; regulating advertising and improving labelling; strengthening the current dietary guidelines; and encouraging healthy choices.
The adoption and implementation of the strategies discussed in the current commentary would aid in tackling the rising health burden from the intake of free sugars in Australia.
将高糖摄入量及其相关疾病负担确认为澳大利亚面临的重大公共卫生挑战。
我们讨论了五项旨在减少澳大利亚人糖摄入量的关键措施。这些策略是根据对一系列旨在减少人群中游离糖摄入量的政策措施的全球科学证据进行审查后提出的。
澳大利亚。
澳大利亚人群。
针对澳大利亚国情,减少游离糖摄入量的五项关键措施包括:在贸易协定和政策中优先考虑健康;制定支持健康和促进食品配方改革的财政政策;规范广告和改善标签;加强现行饮食指南;鼓励健康选择。
采用和实施当前评论中讨论的策略将有助于解决澳大利亚因摄入游离糖而导致的健康负担日益加重的问题。