LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 27 November 2018

* Brazil’s health minister Gilberto Occhi has signed an agreement with the presidents of four food industry associations to cut 144,000 tonnes of sugar in various processed foods by 2022. According to the health ministry, Brazil is one of the first countries in the world to look at cutting sugar levels in processed food. Occhi says that the agreement will serve to raise awareness amongst the population as to healthier food consumption, and that the support of the industry will help promote healthier lifestyles and reduce diabetes and obesity. Brazilians reportedly consume an average of 18 teaspoons (80g) of sugar a day, 50% more than recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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