Table 2.
Estimated impact of the UK government’s sugar reduction programme on calorie consumption and weight
| Outcome measures | Age and sex of participants | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-10 years | 11-18 years | 19-80 years | ||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Sugar reduction (kcal/day; 95% CI) | 25.7 (23.6 to 27.8) | 23.5 (21.6 to 25.5) | 28.2 (25.2 to 31.3) | 22.4 (20.3 to 24.6) | 20.7 (18.0 to 22.9) | 17.0 (15.4 to 18.6) | ||
| Sugar reduction as proportion of baseline sugar intake (%; 95% CI) | 7.0 (6.6 to 7.4) | 7.2 (6.8 to 7.6) | 6.4 (5.9 to 6.9) | 6.3 (5.9 to 6.8) | 5.0 (4.5 to 5.1) | 5.0 (4.7 to 5.2) | ||
| Sugar reduction as proportion of baseline total calories (%; 95% CI) | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.8) | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.8) | 1.4 (1.3 to 1.5) | 1.4 (1.3 to 1.5) | 0.9 (0.9 to 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0 to 1.1) | ||
| Calories reduced from non-sugar nutrients (kcal/day; 95% CI) | — | — | — | — | 5.6 (4.4 to 6.3) | 4.1 (3.5 to 4.7) | ||
| Total sugar and non-sugar calorie reduction as a proportion of total baseline calories (%; 95% CI) | — | — | — | — | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.3) | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) | ||
| Weight change based on sugar (kg; 95% CI) | 0.28 (0.26 to 0.30) | 0.26 (0.24 to 0.28) | 0.31 (0.28 to 0.34) | 0.25 (0.22 to 0.27) | — | — | ||
| Weight change based on sugar and non-sugar (kg; 95% CI) | — | — | — | — | 1.51 (1.37 to 1.65) | 1.77 (1.64 to 1.90) | ||
| Corresponding change in body mass index (95% CI) | 0.18 (0.17 to 0.20) | 0.17 (0.16 to 0.19) | 0.11 (0.10 to 0.12) | 0.10 (0.08 to 0.12) | 0.51 (0.46 to 0.55) | 0.67 (0.63 to 0.71) | ||