செவ்வாய், 11 அக்டோபர், 2016

Raise taxes on sugary drinks ......

Raise taxes on sugary drinks to fight obesity. Diabetes : WHO
                Geneva : The World Health Organisation  said on Tuesday Governments should raise taxes on sugary drinks to fight what it says are global obesity and diabetes epidemics.
If retail prices of sugar sweetened drinks are increased by 20% through taxation. There is a proportional  drop in consumption . it said in a report titled ‘Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of non communicable Diseases’ . Obesity more than doubled worldwide between 1960 and 2014 . with 11% of men and 15% of women classified obese …. More than 500 million people. The WHO said……………….

For more …Pl. Read TOI 12/10/16.  

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