Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28908

Diabetes: Soft Drinks

Tabled: 5 February 2025

Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fizzy drinks on type 2 diabetes.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Scientific risk assessment and United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).In 2015, the SACN published its report on Carbohydrates and Health and recommended that “the c...

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