The secret to reducing sugar levels in freshwater can make 1 million people not obese

Businesses manufacturing and trading sugar do not like this.

Obesity is becoming a big problem in developed countries, especially in the United Kingdom. The World Health Organization predicts that 2 out of 3 British women will be overweight in 2030. This number in men is even higher.

This reality places the task for British scientists to find solutions. A new study shows that just gradually reducing the sugar in soft drinks can suffice to classify 1 million Britons from the list of obesity.

Sugar drinks are the cause of obesity in many countries.

Scientists and many governments have realized that one of the enemies that causes obesity for their country is sugary drinks . While Mexico immediately imposes a special tax on sugary drinks, British scientists say they don't need to do it.

A study by Queen Mary University in London showed that the amount of sugar in soft drinks circulating on the market should be reduced to 40% within 5 years. This can be done in a secret way that people cannot recognize the difference in their drinks.

More than 500,000 overweight people, 1 million obese people will be out of the list if the British government encourages freshwater firms to do this. Not only that, it also helps reduce 300,000 cases of diabetes within the next 20 years.

The results of the study were drawn from the dietary survey data of the British for 4 years from 2008 to 2012. In addition, the annual report of the British Beverage Association.

According to calculations, the reduction in sugar content in soft drinks can reach a peak of 38.4% in the last year. This reduces the average weight of the body by 1.2 kg without people having to do anything, even still drinking soft drinks as they normally do.

Cutting down sugar is less likely to affect consumer choices.

"Consumers can adapt gradually to the amount of sugar cut in five years. It is unlikely that this will affect their choice of products," the authors said in the article. Published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

The issue is more concerned about businesses. While beverage manufacturing companies can easily agree with this policy, after all, their revenues and profits are unlikely to be affected, sugar manufacturing and business enterprises do not like. that.

However, in terms of people's health, it is possible in the future a policy based on this new research will be issued in the UK. The key question remains in the question of whether scientists can persuade the government.

"The strategy we propose is really innovative and practical. Combined with tax-related measures, it will certainly create a strong effect," the authors said.