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alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found.

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The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found.

www.theguardian.com

alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago
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Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds
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Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’

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    Most sweeteners have their own health risks. Generally probably still better than sugar, but just moving to sweeteners isn’t all sunshine and happiness.

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