Incoherent policies on sugar and alcohol

A stockpile of sugar beet at the British Sugar factory in Bury St Edmunds.The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has drawn attention to the lack of “coherence” in current policies on obesity and sugar (Report, 23 January).Thus, one arm of government is trying to increase the production of sugar, while another seeks to reduce its consumption.