Sugar Nutrition UK formerly the British Sugar Bureau was a

lobby group In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...

for the British

sugar industry The sugar industry subsumes the production, processing and marketing of sugars (mostly sucrose and fructose). Globally, most sugar is extracted from sugar cane (~80% predominantly in the tropics) and sugar beet (~ 20%, mostly in temperate cli ...

. Dr Alison Boyd was the director of the organisation. She says, in reply to proposals to tax sugar that "Singling out sugar may seem a simple, quick fix solution but risks ignoring many other factors that can contribute to

lifestyle diseases Lifestyle diseases can be defined as diseases linked with one's lifestyle. These diseases are non-communicable diseases. They are caused by lack of physical activity , unhealthy eating, alcohol, substance use disorders and smoking tobacco, wh ...

.” According to the organisation "Sugar consumption in the UK has declined whilst obesity and diabetes rates have increased". It funded a study published in the

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– Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2015 which showed that Sugar and water was 'as good as a glucose and water' at maintaining liver glycogen stores during prolonged exercise. It disbanded in 2016.

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