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.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans GreatAlbatross ( @GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ) M United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 2 months ago message-square21fedilinkarrow-up193
arrow-up193external-linkThe 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 GreatAlbatross ( @GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ) M United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 2 months ago message-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-square RobotToaster ( @RobotToaster@mander.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 months agoBecause most soft drinks replaced the sugar with artificial sweeteners… No real sugar allowed for the proles.
minus-square GreatAlbatross ( @GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 months agoI try hard to get the real sugar drinks nowadays. I maybe drink 1L a month, so not a huge expense thankfully.
Because most soft drinks replaced the sugar with artificial sweeteners… No real sugar allowed for the proles.
I try hard to get the real sugar drinks nowadays.
I maybe drink 1L a month, so not a huge expense thankfully.