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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.

www.theguardian.com

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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.

www.theguardian.com

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United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months ago

Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds

www.theguardian.com

Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’

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I try hard to get the real sugar drinks nowadays.

I maybe drink 1L a month, so not a huge expense thankfully.
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  What other candy do you seek out?

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