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cut down on sugar
UK/kʌt daʊn ɒn ˈʃʊɡə/US/kʌt daʊn ɑn ˈʃʊɡər/CUT down ON SUG·ar
to reduce the amount of sugar you eat or drink
Examples
“Doctors often tell patients to cut down on sugar to control their weight.”
“If you cut down on sugar now, you may avoid health problems later.”
“I try to cut down on sugar by choosing unsweetened yogurt.”
Band 8 sentence
“Public-health initiatives that encourage citizens to cut down on sugar have demonstrably lowered rates of diabetes in several countries.”
Collocations
- cut down on sugary drinks
- cut down on processed sugar
Word family
Common mistakes
reduce sugar→cut down on sugar
cut down sugar→cut down on sugar
Say it for a higher band
5eat less sugar→6reduce sugar→7+cut down on sugar
Synonyms
reduce sugar intake
Easily confused
reduce sugar intake
“The campaign encourages people to reduce sugar intake for better dental health.”
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