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Sugary Drinks Fuel Millions of Diabetes and CVD Cases
06 Feb 2025 05:59 GMT
… new cases of type 2 diabetes (T2D) annually, contributing … , including commercial or homemade sugary drinks, soft drinks, energy drinks … updated include soft drink taxes, marketing regulations, purchase … times, patients know that soda, for example, is not …
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SA Canegrowers calls sugar tax increase activism misguided, uninformed
04 Feb 2025 23:00 GMT
… to note that sugar sweetened drinks often have no nutritional … been linked to diabetes, hypertension, overweight and obesity. These are leading … found that a 20% tax could also offer significant … the intake of sugar sweetened drinks, while enabling the …
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Budget 2025 overlooks ‘Sin Tax’: Ultra-Processed foods continue fuelling early cancers in young Indians
04 Feb 2025 20:03 GMT
… tax on foods like—packaged snacks, breakfast cereals, sugary drinks … been linked to obesity, diabetes, endocrine disorders, … are living with overweight and obesity. The overall … taxes, and restrictions on junk food advertising can help curb obesity …
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Court Overturns FG’s ₦10 Per Litre Tax On Carbonated Drinks
03 Feb 2025 12:21 GMT
… a ₦10 per litre excise tax on non-alcoholic, carbonated, … and sweetened beverages.
The tax, commonly referred to as a … of sugary drinks, which are linked to health issues such as diabetes, obesity, … contested the introduction of the tax, asserting that it was …
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Ultra-processed foods linked to obesity risk in preschool children
03 Feb 2025 11:47 GMT
… broad category includes items like soda, instant noodles and chips, … risk of living with overweight or obesity at age five. Interestingly … E - and food-specific taxes as measures that have … in this area. With overweight and obesity affecting nearly one in …
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Surgeon General Issues Cancer Warning on Alcohol, but Are Zero-ABV Beverages Any Better?
06 Feb 2025 16:15 GMT
… country, following tobacco use and obesity. Despite four decades of mounting … intake is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease, conditions … U.S. have introduced taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to curb …
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What is government doing with the Health Promotion Levy?
06 Feb 2025 05:42 GMT
… reduction in the consumption of sugary drinks and calorie intake since … malnutrition, with high rates of obesity alongside stunting in children, … , they explore how health taxes like the HPL can generate … SARS doesn’t ring fence taxes, it should consider this …
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Why effective sugar-sweetened beverage taxation is overdue in Nigeria
06 Feb 2025 05:20 GMT
… tax important, particularly with studies warning about rising health concerns like obesity, diabetes … Habitual consumption of sugary drinks will eventually lead … people not taking sweetened drinks in excess in … , Nigeria already taxes alcoholic beverages as …
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World Cancer Day: CAPPA Tasks FG, States To Prioritise Healthy Foods Policies
05 Feb 2025 12:11 GMT
… upward review of the SSB Tax rate from the current N10 … the final retail prices of sugary drinks. curb excessive consumption and generate … with a heightened risk of obesity-related cancers, such as kidney …
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Nigeria Federal High Court halts excise duty collection on sweetened beverages
05 Feb 2025 03:20 GMT
… calls for an increase in taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs … the government to raise the tax on sugary drinks to curb the rising … , including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases.
He proposed increasing the tax from …