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Oklahoma restricts SNAP benefits for soda and candy purchases
06 Aug 2025 06:39 GMT
… AREN’T FUNDING FUEL TO OBESITY, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC DISEASES. BUT … restricts SNAP benefits for soda and candy purchases
Oklahoma … very foods that fuel obesity, diabetes and chronic disease will … public health.
"Our tax dollars are not going to …
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HHS Chief Pushes For Nationwide Ban On Purchasing Soda With SNAP Benefits
06 Aug 2025 05:22 GMT
… saying taxpayers shouldn’t fund sugary drinks and candy for low-income … on sugary drinks alone.
“If you want to buy a sugary soda — … only to end up battling obesity, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses … .
Let’s use our tax dollars to support health—not …
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No-added-sugar drinks given a tax exemption
06 Aug 2025 04:54 GMT
… three children in Taiwan is overweight, while half of adults experience … commodity taxes.
The change also removes the 13 percent commodity tax on … told reporters.
Sugary drinks are a potential contributing factor to obesity in Taiwan …
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Redirect taxes for a healthier future
06 Aug 2025 04:44 GMT
… least one serving of sugary drinks a day. Malaysia faces … in three adolescents is overweight or obese. These are not just … The government should reinvest tax revenues into nutrition-focused … affordable. This means turning taxes into targeted investments that …
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Consumer Groups Warn WHO Sin Tax Proposal Will Burden the Poor
04 Aug 2025 08:44 GMT
… to raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks will disproportionately harm … improving public health, these taxes proposed by unelected WHO … and better health or reduced obesity rates.
The Distilled Spirits … barely scraping by, a tax on a legal product …
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Is Junk Food Fueling Fatty Liver In Children? Experts Sound the Alarm
06 Aug 2025 08:15 GMT
… once seen primarily in overweight adults is increasingly being diagnosed … such as chips, biscuits, sugary drinks, and instant noodles are loaded … Chips, burgers, fries, and sugary drinks are all junk foods that … processed items not only taxes the liver but may …
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Just One Diet Soda a Day May Raise Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 38%
01 Aug 2025 17:21 GMT
… percent increase in diabetes risk associated with sugar-sweetened drinks.
These findings are … link between sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes disappeared – suggesting being overweight was driving … support measures like sugary drink taxes, but our study shows we …
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Pro-health tax to be expanded to tobacco, vape, alcohol
31 Jul 2025 19:51 GMT
… lifestyle.
KUALA LUMPUR: A tax to promote a healthier lifestyle … “pro-health” taxes currently cover sugary drinks.
The tax began in 2019 as … health risks.
“The expanded tax is not just about … suffer from NCDs such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. …
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'It's just PR': Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
04 Aug 2025 18:11 GMT
… still ice cream and soda is still soda, even without artificial … frequently linked them to obesity, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other … still ice cream and soda is still soda, even without artificial …
Trump's sweeping tax and spending cuts package is …
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‘It’s just PR’: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
04 Aug 2025 09:19 GMT
… ice cream and soda is still soda, even without artificial … frequently linked them to obesity, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other … say.
Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package is … for improving childhood chronic obesity.
Advocates will be looking …