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Sugar Smart UK

Ben Reynolds, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Jo Ralling, Jamie Oliver Food Foundation

Some scary UK stats…

• 7000 amputations every year because of type 2 diabetes
• Even treated, type 2 diabetes cuts life expectancy by 10 years
• Over 4 million adults in the UK have it; 600,000 don’t know they have it
• Rates of diabetes more than doubled in last 15 years
• Costs £24bn a year; 20% of NHS budget
• BMJ: 36% of adults have pre-diabetes. Rate’s tripled in the last 10 years

Other stats on obesity and dental health

Click the link to see Jamie’s evidence at the health select committee

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34576006

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Campaign aim - To reduce sugar consumption across all age groups in the city

Events

Press and social media

ACTION AREAS

Action areas:

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools
• Universities and Colleges
• Restaurants, Catering and Food Outlets
• Tourism and Venues
• Retail
• Council
• Workplace
• Sports, Parks and Leisure
• Health and Hospitals
• Community Groups

PROGRESS SO FAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

30 SUGAR SMART ASSEMBLIES 30 SCHOOLS SUGAR SMART CHALLENGE 26 KITCHEN GARDEN PROJECT BREAKFAST CLUB EVENT

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

SUGAR SMART WEEK AT LOCAL 6TH FORM COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON

SUGAR TAX AND MESSAGING ACROSS UNIVERSITY TEACHING STUDENTS TO COOK VENDING MACHINES – SUGAR MESSAGING ARTICLES IN STUDENT MAGS

RESTAURANTS AND FOOD OUTLETS

150 OUTLETS MAKING SUGAR SMART COMMITMENTS eg promoting free water, Reducing Sugar in kids food, promoting healthier options

TOURISM AND VENUES

SUSSEX CRICKET CLUB – SUGAR SMART MESSAGING, SUGAR LEVY, HEALTHY KIDS PACKED LUNCHES AND SUGAR FREE TEAS THE PIER – HEALTHIER KIDS MENUS .. CONSIDERING THE SUGAR LEVY

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH

RVS HAVE AGREED TO REBRAND ALL THEIR CAFES AND FOOD OUTLETS AT ROYAL SUSSEX. PLAN TO OPEN THE FIRST 100% HEALTHY CAFÉ THIS SUMMER

www.sustainablefishcity.net

AVOID THE WORST Red-rated PROMOTE THE BEST Green-rated/MSC Certification IMPROVE THE REST

Amber-rated

The Pledge

• Specific and

clear, but flexible

• Agreed by

collaboration of

• rganisations
• Different for

large and small businesses

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1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 How does it work?

Fish-serving institutions are asked to sign the fish cities pledge The pledge requires a caterer to…

www.sustainablefishcity.net

How to become a Sustainable Fish City

Public Sector

TARGET – 2 of the following:

• Majority of PRIMARY SCHOOL

catering

• Majority of SECONDARY

SCHOOL catering

• Significant amount of other

Council Services (Care

Homes, Welfare Catering, Police, Fire, Civic Catering , Council run libraries, galleries or museums)

Hospitals

TARGET – main contractors

Higher Education

TARGET – at least half HE institutions

Large Employers/ Staff Canteens

TARGET - at least 10 large employers

Innovation

TARGET – both:

• 10 Iconic businesses
• Innovative

Campaigning/ engagement To change the fish- culture, we need to gather pledges from the largest and most influential caterers in a

• city. We have identified

the following 5. Cities are awarded a ‘star’ for each category that they achieve. 25

www.sustainablefishcity.net

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In 2014, through the Sustainable Food Cities network, the campaign worked with other towns and cities to run local

• campaigns. There are now 15 cities doing so, and all these

national caterers signed up

Other Cities are already wanting to pilot schemes London Liverpool Canterbury Cardiff Southampton Bristol

Who should we target in your area? What existing local schemes can we build on/learn from?

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For more information ben@susatinweb.org Jo.ralling@jamieoliver.com www.sugarsmartuk.com