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The health of children will benefit most from the sugar tax on the UK soft drinks industry, according to a study.
It predicted if sugar was cut in the sweetest drinks in response to the tax, levels of tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes would fall, particularly among the high-consumption under-18s.
Researchers said the overall effect of the tax - due to start in April 2018 - would be modest but significant.
Soft drinks firms say there is no evidence a tax would cut obesity.
The tax will be applied depending on the sugar content of drinks, so there will be no tax on diet drinks, a lower tax on mid-sugar drinks and a higher tax on high-sugar drinks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38330114
Unfortunately, I think this is starting to be seen as some sort of panacea
It needs to be one of a range of measures - advertising, stricter controls on processed foods, education on nutrition from an early age, better facilities for sport and activity, stopping the 'school run' and making the blighters walk 😱 🙂
It predicted if sugar was cut in the sweetest drinks in response to the tax, levels of tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes would fall, particularly among the high-consumption under-18s.
Researchers said the overall effect of the tax - due to start in April 2018 - would be modest but significant.
Soft drinks firms say there is no evidence a tax would cut obesity.
The tax will be applied depending on the sugar content of drinks, so there will be no tax on diet drinks, a lower tax on mid-sugar drinks and a higher tax on high-sugar drinks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38330114
Unfortunately, I think this is starting to be seen as some sort of panacea
It needs to be one of a range of measures - advertising, stricter controls on processed foods, education on nutrition from an early age, better facilities for sport and activity, stopping the 'school run' and making the blighters walk 😱 🙂