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My piece in today’s @Telegraph.

Not an audience public health always gets the opportunity to engage but I very much look forward to some healthy debate.
#sugartax

telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
And thanks to @PaulNuki for the opportunity to write this.
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Today, @BorisJohnson has said that taxes on unhealthy foods should be reviewed citing a lack of evidence. The only such UK tax is the soft drinks industry levy, or #sugartax, so please let me take you through that 'lack of evidence'.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
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Randomised-controlled trials show sugary drinks cause weight gain in children and adults. E.g.

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/9…
bmj.com/content/346/bm…
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Sugary drinks are also associated with increased risk of diabetes, over and above any effect through weight gain. Over 10 years, they are estimated to directly cause 79,000 cases of diabetes in the UK, and 124,000 cases when including weight gain.

bmj.com/content/351/bm…
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Trip to @ManCity ‘s #Etihad last night observation (1): don’t try to reduce single use plastic by not having lids and straws & then decant drinks from single use 500ml plastic bottles into wax coated cups. Why not get soft drinks on tap? #reduceplastic #plasticwaste
Observation (2): train staff to tell customers you don’t have Coke. I’m allergic to sweeteners & if I hadn’t been watching, would have been given Coke Zero when I clearly asked for a Coke. No options other than water for people with allergies - disgraceful! #sugartax is an excuse
Observation (3): it clearly says on the ticket that persistent standing is not permitted yet those rules were never enforced, meaning a large number of people couldn’t see the first 1/3 of the pitch (18’ box) - why didn’t the stewards act?
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.@DrTedros has been making it pretty clear on social media that @WHO is supportive of #sugartax and wanted it in @beatNCDs report #beatNCDs
It is pretty obvious from UN high level commission report on #NCDs that nearly all (all but one?) of the Commissioners agreed on #SSB taxes Image
Other than breakdown over #Sodatax, there's a lot to like in @beatNCDs report. Congratulations to @SaniaNishtar @DrFrieden @IlonaKickbusch @MikeBloomberg @katiedain1 other cochairs + commissioners for producing it out of a v diverse group of stakeholders who.int/ncds/managemen…
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The #GST Should Never have Been Applied To ANYTHING, it only exists bc over 30 years of #Privatization of Public Assets that produced Revenue, the Revenue has Disappeared,on top of TaxCuts for Corporations & the removal of tariffs which had the
double wammy of sending manufacturing,textile industry,car manufacturing either offshore,broke or closed
#GST need to be removed From Everything
Corporations DONT Pay GST only Consumers pay GST
Introduce a #SugarTax on ALL Processed Food/Drink 20% per teaspoon(5g)of price,source of revenue &Healthier Population,long term Lower Health Budget
Raise Corporations Tax,Any #ProfitShifting
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