Children’s daily sugar consumption halved just a year after tax, study finds

5 comments

1. Interesting findings. Cutting sugar consumption not just for the young but for the population in general is a great priority, especially in a country with a public health system like the UK.

2. Proof that this actually works

3. Who passed this tax?

4. And the consumption of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners probably doubled.

5. I can share my expirience from Poland.

   Here the tax covered BOTH sugar and sweetners(i know…) soft drinks.

   And it turned Sodas from everyday default drink to ALMOST a luxury.
   The sales dropped greatly, i personally stopped buying almost completly.

   There is a negative effect – as sodas price increased, they are reference for water prices, so water at convinience stores became more expensive as well.

   But for water there is always alternative in form of WATER from home or any other place.