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.
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 Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds
Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’
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What do the kids drink instead?
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15 0 ReplyPossibly just the sugar free equivalent on said drinks.
4 0 ReplyPossibly water, or perhaps tea
9 0 Replyor perhaps tea
With more sugar
1 0 ReplySweetened tea gets a big L from me, tastes like shit. Unsweetened all the way.
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The tax was on the soft drink companies. To avoid it almost all of them changed their recipes to reduce sugar (partially replacing it with artificial sweeteners).
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