GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agoThe 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlupliftingnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkThe 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.comGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlupliftingnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoCan I just clarify: Your point of view is that a tax to disincentivise sugar in fizzy drinks is going to cause malnutrition in underprivileged kids? Would you have also argued this when we removed fizzy drink vending machines from schools a decade ago?
Can I just clarify: Your point of view is that a tax to disincentivise sugar in fizzy drinks is going to cause malnutrition in underprivileged kids?
Would you have also argued this when we removed fizzy drink vending machines from schools a decade ago?