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United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 4 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.

GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to

United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 4 months ago

Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds

www.theguardian.com

Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’

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Robert Ian Hawdon@feddit.uk
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4 months ago
Yes, that tends to happen when you remove half the sugar… who’d have thunk it?

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