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Friday 27 November 2020
The study found that people were less likely to buy the fizzy drinks when images were on the cans.
Researchers say a 20% tax could have a significant impact on the scale of Ireland’s obesity epidemic.
Jan O’Sullivan’s also rejected calls for a tax on fizzy drinks in the upcoming Budget. Doctors have called for urgent action to address childhood obesity
While food industry representatives say that a tax would hit consumers, dentists question the health benefits of it.
The tax on sugar and artificial sweeteners will add around 2c to the price of a can. The levy will be used to combat obesity.
A study published in an American journal finds that many parents are buying kids high-sugar drinks believing them healthy.
Experts have warned that sugary drinks have been linked to hypertension – which causes hardening of the arteries, kidney damage and heart disease.
ONE OF THE most eagerly anticipated nights of the Irish TV year is finally here, with not even 2020 being able to stop the broadcast of the Late Late Toy Show.
Covid-19 restrictions mean it will be a different kind of show this year, but it still promises to be a special night – perhaps more so than usual given the year we’ve had.
For the day that’s in it, we’re asking: Will you watch the Late Late Toy Show?
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