SUGAR SMART Haringey

Sugar Smart Haringey logo SUGAR SMART Haringey aims to make it easier for residents of all ages to reduce their sugar consumption and drink more water by asking our community leaders* to make small improvements to their food environment. We encourage changes in three areas: tackling sugary drinks, sugary food/snacks, and sugar awareness/advertising. SUGAR SMART is a national grassroots campaign led by Sustain and championed by over 50 local communities across the UK.

* Our community leaders include Haringey’s schools, early years centres, businesses and organisations including retailers, restaurants, sports and leisure centres, and workplaces. All are welcome to sign up - if food is sold or eaten at your workplace, you can join!

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Who is SUGAR SMART in Haringey?

We need your help

Haringey has a sugar problem. High sugar consumption contributes to tooth decay (the biggest cause of hospital admission for ages 5-9) and excess energy intake which causes obesity. Obesity on average shortens someone’s life by 9 years, leads to a 5x increased the risk of type 2 diabetes and 3x increased risk of colon cancer. It is responsible for 30,000 deaths per year while costing the NHS around £6.1 billion. Haringey children eat 3x the recommended maximum for free sugars. Over 1 in 3 Year 6 children in Haringey are overweight or obese, rising to almost 2 in 3 adults.

We need your help to create a healthier food environment and so improve the health of the people who live, work and visit here. The SUGAR SMART HARINGEY campaign encourages schools, businesses and organisations to make small improvements to their food environment to help people to eat less sugar and drink more water.

Join the SUGAR SMART Haringey campaign

We believe that small changes, implemented by large numbers of local partners, can really shift the unhealthy food environments around us and help to create an environment for our local community where the healthier choice is the easier and more affordable choice.

Sign up to our campaign on the national SUGAR SMART website (external link)
Aim to achieve SUGAR SMART Haringey status: download, fill in and return your completed SUGAR SMART checklist to obesity.alliance@haringey.gov.uk
- SUGAR SMART checklist for early years (coming soon)
- SUGAR SMART checklist for Haringey primary schools (Word, 130KB)
  - See our SUGAR SMART Resources for Primary Schools page for support materials
- SUGAR SMART checklist for secondary schools (coming soon)
- SUGAR SMART checklist for businesses and organisations (Word, 98KB)
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Who is SUGAR SMART in Haringey?