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Sugar Tax Doesn't Help Fight Obesity: Katherine Rich
Mar 22, 2016The chief executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Katherine Rich has told Australian Food News today that the UK”s announced sugar tax will not help fight obesity. Under the UK tax, drinks which contain more ...
Tags: NZFGC, Katherine Rich, Sugar tax
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IBC Has Signed an Advisory Agreement with MBB
May 29, 2015InterContinental Beverage Capital (IBC) has signed an advisory agreement with Miami Bay Beverage Company (MBB). According to the agreement, IBC will provide strategic business and financial guidance and services aimed at refining the ...
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California Lawmakers Have Rejected a Proposed Tax on Sodas and Other Sugary Beverages
May 18, 2015In a latest loss of face for public health advocates, California lawmakers have rejected a proposed tax on sodas and other sugary beverages. The legislation brought in the assembly by Assemblyman Richard Bloom asked to impose an extra 2 ...
Tags: Soda Tax, sugary beverages
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Relation Between Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and The Age at Which Girls Have Their First Period
Jan 29, 2015Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research from Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study, published online today in Human Reproduction, one ...
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Beverage Industry in Philippines Opposes to Impose Adrate on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Dec 12, 2014The beverage industry in the Philippines has opposed a proposal to impose additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, claiming that the tax would not tackle the obesity problem. The House Bill 3365, which was authored by Nueva Ecija Rep. ...
Tags: Beverage, Soft Drinks, Agriculture
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The Backlash Against Sugar Changes Consumer Attitudes Is Effecting Global Markets
Nov 27, 2014The backlash against sugar has changed consumer attitudes is effecting global markets, according to a new report from global market research organisation Euromonitor International. The report identifies 34 global markets, all of which saw ...
Tags: sweeteners, Sugar
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Citizens of Berkeley in California Vote for Additional Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Nov 11, 2014The citizens of Berkeley in California have voted for additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, becoming the first city in the US to okay such a move. Berkeley voted 75.12% to 24.88% for a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened ...
Tags: additional tax, sugar-sweetened beverages, Agriculture
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Researchers Have Found That a 20% Tax Imposed on SSB Could Reduce Obesity in Young Adults
Aug 25, 2014Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have found that a 20% tax imposed on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) could reduce obesity in young adults. According to the data presented, the 20% price ...
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Obesity Rates Are Unchanged, But Obesity Rates in Young Children Ages 2 to 5
Feb 28, 2014Overall, U.S. obesity rates are unchanged, but obesity rates in young children ages 2 to 5 declined significantly from 2003/2004 to 2011/2012, officials say. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the ...
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Fast Food Restaurants Take a Lot of Heat for The Rise in Obesity in The United States
Feb 10, 2014Fast food restaurants take a lot of heat for the rise in obesity in the United States, but is it really their fault? A research survey conducted by two food economists revealed that most people believe individuals are to blame for their own ...
Tags: Obesity, fat, lose weight
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Public Health Researchers Have Found Single Dietary Interventions Are Not Effective
Jan 20, 2014Public health researchers from The University of Manchester have found single dietary interventions are not effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight children and will not halt the global epidemic in childhood ...
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Many Have Been Quick to Attribute Rising Fast-Food Consumption as The Major Factor
Jan 16, 2014For several years, many have been quick to attribute rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that fast-food ...
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"Traffic Light" Food Labels and Changes in The Way Popular Items Are Displayed
Jan 8, 2014The use of color-coded "traffic light" food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria. A ...
Tags: Food Labels, Food
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Popular Children's Movies Contain Mixed Messages About Eating Habits and Obesity
Dec 26, 2013Popular children's movies, from "Kung Fu Panda" to "Shrek the Third," contain mixed messages about eating habits and obesity, a new study says. Many of these animated and live-action movies are guilty of "glamorizing" unhealthy eating and ...
Tags: children's movies, eating habits, obesity, unhealthy eating
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It Can Be Difficult for Many People to Determine How Best to Approach a Healthy Lifestyle
Nov 19, 2013With so much conflicting information out there about which foods are healthy and which foods are not, it can be difficult for many people to determine how best to approach a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well. But a good place to ...