by mcwebmaster | Oct 23, 2015 | Taxes unfair, UK Regulations, What others say: government
Following the presentation of Public Health’s England (PHE) report “Sugar Reduction – The Evidence for Action” at the House of Common, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Cameron has stressed again that there is no intention to adopt a tax on sugar. The report was...
by mcwebmaster | Sep 22, 2015 | Job loss, Site Updates, UK Regulations, What others say: government
On Monday 21 September 2015, the UK government has responded to the petition launched by the well-known chef Jamie Oliver, who is campaigning for the introduction of a ‘soda tax’ as a solution for the problem of obesity. In its response, the government states that is...
by mcwebmaster | Jul 15, 2015 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, What others say: experts
A new paper, published by the UK think tank Institute of Economic Affairs, scrutinises the justification for increasing government interference in the sugar market, as has been recently proposed by the British Medical Association with its call for a 20 per cent sugar...
by mcwebmaster | Feb 11, 2015 | Education not tax, Physical activity not tax, What others say: experts
Researcher at the University of Essex, children’s fitness expert Dr. Gavin Sandercock writes in BBC news that we have been looking at obesity the wrong way, leaving the harm generated by physical inactivity aside. Dr. Sandercock points out that reports alerting on...
by mcwebmaster | Dec 9, 2014 | What others say: experts
This systematic academic review focused specifically on the role of sugar-sweetened beverages in obesity risk, taking into account energy balance. Scientific conclusions could not be drawn from the intervention studies that evaluated the relationship between...
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