In a recent news article Action on Sugar said, “The National Food Strategy (NFS) team proposed bold, evidence-based recommendations that would have an enormous impact on improving our food system, making healthier food more available and accessible to all. The Government’s response to the NFS, which has been eagerly anticipated since January 2022, was published June 13, 2022.
“Unfortunately, there remains no clear guidance from government around food for infants and young children (the ‘early years’). The government has been expected to publish long-awaited guidelines for early years products, but it has still not materialised.
“Dietary habits in children's early years influence eating patterns in later life. Liking salty and sugary foods is a learned taste preference and the recommendation that the adult population reduce their salt and sugar intake will be more successful if children do not develop a preference for salt and sugar in the first place. This can only be achieved if children are given a diet which is low in salt and sugar. Currently, children consume excess amounts of calories, fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar and do not eat enough fibre, fruit and vegetables*.
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