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alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

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.

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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.

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Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds
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Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’
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    And the amount of aspartame has doubled

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      So? That’s way less bad

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        Aspartame can lead to overeating. Some research also point to liver cancer.

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          Ok, now do sugar, and compare the statistical quality of the evidence too please

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            But sugar sucks too? I’m not defending either.

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