The obesity plan mentions, specifically, teaspoons depicting sugar content as an option. The UK's childhood obesity strategy has been criticised again – this time in an analysis published in the British Medical Journal. "Childhood Obesity: a plan for action" had been a long time coming, but critics said it wasn't worth the wait. A couple of years ago the Economist Intelligence Unit produced a report entitled Confronting obesity in Europe: taking action to change the default setting. Over 30-odd pages it covers the challenges of producing workable, cost-effective policies to tackle an issue that has become deeply politicised.
South Africa plans to fight obesity with a sugar tax
(CNN) The South African government is planning to implement a sugar tax to help curb the country's growing obesity epidemic. Soft drinks have "become part of the national diet"The consumption of soft drinks has steadily increased in South Africa over the past 50 years. "Sugar-sweetened beverages are marketed and sold everywhere in the country," said Dr. Rufaro R. Chatora, the World Health Organization representative for South Africa. In tackling sugar drink prices, South Africa follows in the footsteps of Mexico, France, Hungary and New York, which have pioneered the strategy. In 2013, 40% of women in South Africa were obese, in contrast to a rate of just 12% among men.collected by :Lucy William
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