Let’s stop talking about ‘sin taxes’ as if they are the saviour of mankind

By Nathan Gray

31-Jul-2015 Last updated on 26-Jul-2019 at 16:27 GMT

Stop talking about food taxes like they are some sort of panacea that will alter consumer behaviours overnight, and magically eliminate obesity and diabetes. They won’t.

Debating the sugar tax: BMJ ‘head to head’ argues the case

30-Jul-2015

By Nathan Gray

Experts from both sides of the sugar tax debate have set out their arguments in a ‘head to head’ article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Where do you stand on the sugar tax issue?

UK soft drinks tax would cut calorie intake by a ‘mere 4 calories a day,’ argues industry body

13-Jul-2015

By Rachel Arthur

The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for a soft drink tax in the UK, but an industry body says targeting a single category is ‘misguided and unlikely to prove effective.’

Sugary drinks duty of 20% could lead to 2,400 fewer diabetes cases, says study

30-Jun-2015

By Rachel Arthur

A 20% duty on sugary drinks in England could result in 2,400 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes and 1,700 fewer cases of stroke and coronary heart disease, according to a study from Food Active.