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U.K. kids’ intake of sugar from soda halved in the years following the annoucement of a tax on the sweet drinks, scientists have found.to food and drink or present in fruit juice, syrup and honey — also fell by a 10% in the year after the tax began,
Free sugars are linked to numerous serious health problems from heart disease to Type 2 diabetes, so they’re a major target for public health policies. More than 50 countries have imposed taxes on sugary drinks to try and improve the health of their populations.on many drinks containing than 5g of sugar per 100ml. Policymakers hoped manufacturers would make their drinks less sugary to avoid being hit by the extra cost.
Daily intake of all free sugars dropped by 5g in children and 11g in adults in 2018 alone. Most of this reduction — 3g in kids and 5g in adults — was from sugary drinks alone. Protein intake, on the other hand, was stable. The study adds to a body of research on the impact of sugar levies on public heath. A previous study showed the U.K.’s tax may have, that the results were “consistent with previous research which show a reduction in household purchasing of sugar from soft drinks one year after adoption of the levy.”The World Health Organization recommends energy from free sugars make up no more than 5% of diets.
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