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Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, U.N. health agency urges governments
Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, U.N. health agency urges governments
Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California February 13, 2014.REUTERS/Sam Hodgson/FilesGENEVA Governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.A 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion, the WHO said in "Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases", a report issued on World Obesity Day.
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Prevalence of sugary drinks putting health of Irish children at risk, claims study
Prevalence of sugary drinks putting health of Irish children at risk, claims study
A new study has suggested that Ireland's young people are putting their health at risby drinking sugar-sweetened drinks.The research for the Institute of Public Health found half of Irish 13-year-olds had drunk a sugary drink in the past 24 hours.Over a third of Irish people aged 15 to 24 drank sugar-sweetened drinks almost every day.
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Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, U.N. health agency urges governments
Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, U.N. health agency urges governments
GENEVA Governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.A 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion, the WHO said in "Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases", a report issued on World Obesity Day.Drinking fewer calorific sweet drinks is the best way to curb excessive weight and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, although fat and salt in processed foods are also at fault, WHO officials said.
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