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Soft drinks

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

Maverick Citizen

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

By Lillian Roberts

Hard truths about soft drinks

South Africa

Hard truths about soft drinks

By Health-e News

Health-e News: Sugar war is a microcosm of SA’s political rot

South Africa

Health-e News: Sugar war is a microcosm of SA’s political rot

By Health-e News

Health-e News: The State has to act against sugary drinks – Treasury

South Africa

Health-e News: The State has to act against sugary drinks – Treasury

By Health-e News

Health-e: Sugary drinks tax reaches Parliament

South Africa

Health-e: Sugary drinks tax reaches Parliament

By Health-e News

Health-E: Coca-Cola faces deception case

South Africa

Health-E: Coca-Cola faces deception case

By Health-e News

Newsdeck

British teens drink a 'bathtub' of sugary drinks a year

By AFP

Health-E News: Diet Denialism and Big Soda

South Africa

Health-E News: Diet Denialism and Big Soda

By Health-e News

Taking on Big Food: How low-income countries are targeted for distribution of junk

South Africa

Taking on Big Food: How low-income countries are targeted for distribution of junk

By Health-e News

SA’s proposed sugar tax: claims about calories & job losses checked

South Africa

SA’s proposed sugar tax: claims about calories & job losses checked

By Africa Check

Health-E News: A weighty and taxing Issue – the deadline for responding to plans for a sugar tax is around the corner

South Africa

Health-E News: A weighty and taxing Issue – the deadline for responding to plans for a sugar tax is around the corner

By Health-e News

Newsdeck

Coca-Cola cuts output in Venezuela due to sugar shortage

By AFP