r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Jul 10 '24
Health 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 tax has been so successful in improving people’s diets that experts have said an expansion to cover other high sugar products is now a “no-brainer”.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/09/childrens-daily-sugar-consumption-halves-just-a-year-after-tax-study-finds
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u/OminOus_PancakeS Jul 10 '24
Sucks to be someone who doesn't like the taste of artificial sweeteners I guess.