Monday 11 January 2016

How to tackle sugar dependency / obesity / diabetes? A sugar tax / measures may be needed

Successive governments have failed to address obesity/ growing diabetes diagnosis and a general addiction to sugar that is a health time bomb. Individuals are clearly struggling to address the problem. Is a sugar tax one way of addressing this, with the proceeds going to support the NHS, which is being overwhelmed by this problem?
One view is expressed here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3388094/Is-sugar-tax-agenda-Ministers-consider-U-turn-growing-public-support-seeing-quick-win-5p-plastic-bag-charge-changing-people-s-habits.html
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