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Britain defends new sugar tax following criticism
British finance minister George Osborne on Thursday defended his plans to introduce a new sugar tax to tackle obesity, criticised as "absurd" by the soft drinks industry.
Mar 17, 2016
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Britain imposes sugar tax on soft drinks to cut obesity (Update)
Britain will join a growing band of countries taxing excessive sugar levels in soft drinks, as it attempts to cut down on spiralling childhood obesity levels, finance minister George Osborne said Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2016
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Cheaper healthy food could save millions of lives: study
Scientists have been telling Americans about the benefits of healthy eating for decades, and yet more Americans are obese than ever—more than a third of the country.
Mar 2, 2016
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Soda and other sugary beverages are even worse for us than we thought
In public health circles, it's often called the low-hanging fruit. If people could just kick the sugar-sweetened beverage habit, it would make a huge dent in the number of empty calories they consume. Sugary drinks often ...
Feb 26, 2016
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Sugar tax could prevent 3.7 million cases of obesity over next decade
A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 - equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people - according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published ...
Feb 19, 2016
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A combined carbon and sugar tax could have environmental and health benefits
A combination of a carbon tax on food and a tax on sugary drinks in the UK could lead to health benefits, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise up to GB£3.6 billion revenue, according to research published in the open ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity debate threatens sugary drinks industry
Soft drink companies see the obesity debate as the biggest threat to their products, according to leading nutrition commentator Professor Marion Nestle.
Jan 20, 2016
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Hold the 16-oz drink, limit salt—gov't offers guidelines (Update 3)
Better cut down on sugar, especially those 16-ounce drinks, and limit your salt. But you might not need to worry quite as much about eggs.
Jan 7, 2016
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Pediatrics
Children's choices influenced by dominance of junk food marketing
The extent to which Scotland's children are being directly influenced by junk food marketing is uncovered in a report for the Scottish Government by researchers at the University of Stirling.
Dec 10, 2015
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Pediatrics
Parents the target of deceptive food ads, study says
(HealthDay)—Parents are the target of many misleading television ads for children's foods and drinks, new research indicates.
Nov 9, 2015
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