Sugar tax a minimal hit to hip pocket
A tax on sugary drinks would have minimal impact on the hip pocket of low-income earners, a Deakin University study has found.
Jul 14, 2016
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A tax on sugary drinks would have minimal impact on the hip pocket of low-income earners, a Deakin University study has found.
Jul 14, 2016
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(HealthDay)—American teens are turning their backs on soft drinks, says a new government survey that shows soda consumption among youth declined by almost a third in just two years.
Jul 7, 2016
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If sugary drinks were sold in smaller bottles, stores stocked fewer of them, and positioned them less prominently, we would drink fewer of them. But would we find these changes acceptable? The results of our recent study ...
Jun 10, 2016
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A 20 percent sugar tax could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, new research led by Newcastle University shows.
Jun 8, 2016
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A City Council showdown over a proposed soda tax in Philadelphia got off to a stormy start.
Jun 8, 2016
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While millions of adults consume several hundred calories in sugary drinks every day, most of the messages about the dangers of overconsumption of sweet beverages focus on the risks they present children. A University of ...
Apr 29, 2016
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South Africa plans a new "fat tax" on sugary drinks to combat an obesity epidemic—but sweet-toothed consumers say its chances are slim of making them cut down.
Apr 17, 2016
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A 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks would result in widespread, long-lasting public health benefits and significant health cost savings, a new study shows.
Apr 14, 2016
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The Chancellor's recent announcement about a tax on sugary drinks is a step in the right direction towards fighting obesity, but we will need to use lot of different approaches simultaneously to make big changes, writes Dr ...
Apr 12, 2016
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(HealthDay)—People who consume a lot of processed carbohydrates—think snack foods and sweets—and sugary drinks may face heightened risks of breast and prostate cancers, a new study suggests.
Apr 5, 2016
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