Expert consensus: reducing free-sugar for caries prevention
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20241203-00451
- VernacularTitle:减少游离糖预防龋病专家共识
- Author:
Xiaojuan ZENG
1
;
Xuenan LIU
;
Min LIU
;
Yan SI
;
Ying ZHANG
;
Jianqiang LAI
;
Xianbin DING
;
Chang SU
;
Xiang SI
;
Youguang LU
;
Huancai LIN
;
Shuguo ZHENG
;
Wensheng RONG
;
Minquan DU
;
Xiaoyan OU
;
Rongmin QIU
;
Maigeng ZHOU
;
Chunxiao WANG
Author Information
1. 广西医科大学口腔医学院·附属口腔医院口腔健康政策研究室 广西口腔颌面修复与重建研究重点实验室 广西卫生健康委员会口腔感染性疾病防治重点实验室，南宁 530021
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental caries;
Free sugars;
Sugar reduction;
Oral health;
Policy making;
Sugar reduce practice
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2025;60(4):311-319
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In modern society, sugary foods have become an integral part of many people′s lives. However, excessive sugar consumption has adverse effects on both overall health and oral health, serving as a contributing factor to the global increasing incidence in oral diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, obesity, and diabetes. In response to the health risks related to high-sugar diets, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Dental Federation (FDI) have proposed initiatives and recommendations, with various governments implementing different policies and strategies to reduce sugar intake. Chinese government has also taken proactive measures. The "Healthy China Action (2019-2030)" initiative introduced by the State Council in 2019 established a crucial benchmark in limiting the average daily intake of added sugar to 25 g per person forward to 2030. Experts from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the field of oral health have meticulously examined the impacts of sugar reduction on oral health, as well as strategies, methods, and practical considerations related to reducing sugar intake through several meeting and wrote the "Expert consensus: reducing free-sugar for caries prevention", which was subsequently reviewed and revised based on the feedback from multiple stakeholders. They have conducted thorough analyses of global trends in sugar reduction and best practices to provide valuable insights to China for crafting effective policies and strategies on sugar reduction. This consensus mainly includes the classification of free sugars, the latest scientific evidence on dental caries, recommendations from WHO on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, nutrition labeling, advertising, food reform, adjusting supply systems, education, and promotion strategies, as well as sugar reduction actions taken by various governments around the world. Combining the actual situation in China, policy recommendations and authoritative popular science knowledge on sugar reduction for caries prevention to public are proposed to advocate for experts in multiple fields to focus on sugar reduction for caries prevention, promote the work process, and provide the scientific basis for oral health educators.
