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Weight-loss drugs, soft-drink tax curtail sugar consumption
05 Feb 2026 18:27 GMT
… globally as higher taxes on soft drinks and the widening use … demand.
Taxes on sugary soft drinks have also played a role … Czarnikow, said.
The taxes on soft drinks, introduced in many countries including … South Africa as an anti-obesity policy, are linked to …
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Soft drinks could be on the chopping block of SNAP benefits
04 Feb 2026 02:19 GMT
… food and drinks, but should soft drinks be removed?
This debate was … of the session, described soft drinks in House Bill 1056 as … a higher risk of future obesity in children,” Justin Bell with … Retailers, you can’t sell soft drinks in SNAP.’ Because you don …
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SNAP candy and soda ban clears Alabama Senate committee
05 Feb 2026 15:50 GMT
… are meant to help reduce obesity and other health issues, saying … are contributing to state-wide obesity levels.”
“This is an initiative … they can’t drink a soft drink, although that might not be …
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How W.Va. hopes to change rural health care
05 Feb 2026 17:04 GMT
… by his administration that sugary soft drinks would soon be made ineligible … progress in lowering diabetes and obesity rates. “Then the other part …
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Over 60% of Brazilians are overweight as obesity doubles in 18 years, survey shows
02 Feb 2026 04:00 GMT
… are now overweight and obesity affects roughly one in … 42.6% in 2006, while obesity (BMI ≥ 30) doubled from … , but frequent intake of soft drinks and artificial juices declined sharply … not been enough to reverse obesity, diabetes and hypertension as …
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South Dakota House of Representatives advances food stamp soda ban
05 Feb 2026 11:05 GMT
… Wednesday barring the purchase of soft drinks with benefits from a food … problems, among them heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Since over three …
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The TRUTH About Hidden Sugars In Your Food! Find Out What's Healthy, What's Not & Why Honey Should Be Had In Moderation
05 Feb 2026 05:03 GMT
… time.
In children, it causes obesity, cavities, and early insulin … honey can worsen diabetes and obesity. "Small amounts are … treated like sugar not medicine
Soft drinks, juices and sweet tea … juiced, acts almost like a soft drink in the body. " …
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Treat Ultra-Processed Foods Like Cigarettes, Not Nutrition, Study Warns
04 Feb 2026 10:42 GMT
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Emulsifiers
Artificial colors
Examples include soft drinks, packaged snacks, instant meals, and … turn diabetes, heart disease, and obesity into an epidemic. Without strict …
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Panel sends food stamp soda ban to full South Dakota House of Representatives
03 Feb 2026 23:17 GMT
… federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance … said, among them heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Given that 78% … been committed to reducing the obesity epidemic in South Dakota, and …
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Labour set to move the goalposts on what 'junk food' is AGAIN - months after banning multibuy deals and TV ads for yoghurts and granola
03 Feb 2026 20:12 GMT
… some 13 categories ranging from soft drinks with added sugar to cereal … .
But Katharine Jenner of the Obesity Health Alliance, who co-chaired … to grow up living with obesity, setting them up poorly for …