Reduced sugar in soft drinks would prevent diabetes, study says

Cutting sugar in soft drinks by 40% over five years could prevent 300,000 cases of diabetes and 1.5m cases of obesity in the UK, a new study suggests

Reducing the amount of sugar in soft drinks and fruit juices by 40% over five years could prevent 300,000 cases of diabetes in the UK and stop 1.5 million people from being overweight or obese, according to a study.

The report, immediately welcomed by Public Health England as a particular route to curbing excess weight in young people, is based on efforts to reduce salt content in many foods, which has already seen the amount used cut by a similar amount over the same time period.