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Connecticut Ed Committee Endorses Bill to Limit Sugary Drinks

Posted: April 6, 2016 at 5:21 pm   /   Education

The Connecticut General Assembly’s education committee has approved a bill that will curtail sugary drinks in state-funded child care institutions. A ranking member of the education committee, Sen. Toni Boucher (R-Wilton), remarked that drinks with added sugars and artificial sweeteners could affect young people for the rest of their lives. “We’ve reached a point in our […]

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Budget 2016: What is the sugar tax on soft drinks?

Posted: March 16, 2016 at 5:35 pm   /   Health

A controversial tax on sugary drinks has been unveiled in the Budget today. But what is it? Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Cheers! Six drinks a week will NOT pose long-term danger to your heart, research suggests

Posted: March 2, 2016 at 5:23 pm   /   Health

ENJOYING six drinks a week will not pose a long-term danger to heart health, controversial new research suggests. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Fizzy drinks SHOULD have sugar teaspoon content on labels, say council bosses

Posted: February 20, 2016 at 5:21 pm   /   Health

FIZZY drinks should have the number of teaspoons of sugar they contain clearly marked on the label, council bosses have said. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Sugary drinks tax could stop MILLIONS becoming obese, health experts say

Posted: February 19, 2016 at 5:28 am   /   LifeStyle

TAXING sugary drinks could stop millions of people becoming obese over the next decade, health experts state in a report out today. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed

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Sugary drinks tax could stop MILLIONS becoming obese, health experts say

Posted: February 19, 2016 at 5:27 am   /   Health

TAXING sugary drinks could stop millions of people becoming obese over the next decade, health experts state in a report out today. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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REVEALED: Exactly what energy drinks do to your body (including killing you)

Posted: February 10, 2016 at 5:27 am   /   Health

DOCTORS have called for consumers to stop their consumption of energy drinks due to extensive health risks – including possible miscarriage and heart problems. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Sugar in fizzy drinks and snacks INCREASE chances of breast cancer, scientists claim

Posted: January 1, 2016 at 6:01 pm   /   Health

A COMMON sugar found in food and drink including Coke, ketchup, cereal bars and biscuits could be driving breast cancer, scientists warn. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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MPs back Jamie Oliver’s fizzy drinks tax

Posted: November 22, 2015 at 5:25 am   /   LifeStyle

A POWERFUL committee of MPs has thrown its weight behind plans to slap a tax on fizzy drinks in a bid to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed

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MPs back Jamie Oliver’s fizzy drinks tax

Posted: November 22, 2015 at 5:22 am   /   Health

A POWERFUL committee of MPs has thrown its weight behind plans to slap a tax on fizzy drinks in a bid to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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