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Researchers call for sugar taxes and stronger regulations, as sugary drinks linked to millions of diabetes and cardiovascular cases
A new study puts an estimate on the global number of cases of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease caused by the sugary ...
Boston Herald3d
Boston City Council sugary drink tax push met with bitter reception
The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. Councilor Sharon Durkan introduced a measure Wednesday that seeks to ...
Boston.com4d
City Council to weigh new tax on sugary drinks
Boston City Council will soon debate the feasibility of imposing new taxes on sugary drinks. This would includes many sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened ...
Rolling Out2d
Sweet poison lurking in your favorite drinks kills millions
New study shows sugar-sweetened drinks cause millions of diabetes and heart disease cases annually, in developing nations hit ...
The ‘worst offending’ sugary drinks revealed – how does your favourite rank?
AS a nation, we guzzle 15BILLION litres of fizzy drinks every year. But they are to blame for one in ten new cases of type 2 ...
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Indonesia to Impose Sugary Drink Tax in July 2025 to Tackle Diabetes Surge
Indonesia will implement an excise tax on sugary packaged beverages starting July 2025, aiming to curb excessive sugar ...
Sugary drinks tied to millions of diabetes, heart disease cases, study says
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption accounts for about 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of ...
Boston councilor pitches soda tax aimed at improving residents' health
A tax of 2 cents per ounce of sugar drinks could raise $20-30 million annually for the city while dissuading people from ...