New figures from Public Health England suggest that sugar consumption is far short of government targets. Ministers wanted to reduce sugar content in foods by a fifth by 2020, but the latest statistics show that this is very unlikely to happen. Despite the introduction of the sugar tax on fizzy drinks leading to a 29% […]
A report has predicted that a 20 percent sugar tax on drinks in Britain would prevent 3.7 million people from becoming obese over the next 10 years. The report comes as the government prepares an obesity strategy, due in the coming weeks. The UK Health Forum worked with Cancer Research UK to calculate the expected […]
The Head of the NHS has said that the NHS will enforce a “sugar tax” of its own in England’s health centres and hospitals in a bid to tackle the increasing obesity problem. Simon Stevens, chief executive, told a newspaper that he proposed a tax of 20% on all sugary foods and drinks in NHS […]
Respected TV chef and passionate health campaigner Jamie Oliver has encouraged the government to impose a sugar tax to improve standards of health and reduce the prevalence of obesity and related health disorders. Mr Oliver, who caught the attention of the nation many years ago on The Naked Chef, has spent many years campaigning to improve […]