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alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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’

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/22143130

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    I wonder how much diabetic deaths would increase with no easy access to sugar

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