Webbo Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 A sugar tax and cutting buy-one-get-one-free deals are part of Public Health England's "key actions" to tackle people's addiction to sugar. Their long-awaited report says the nation is "eating too much sugar" leading to health problems and obesity. The report also called for less marketing aimed at children in-store, on TV and online. A spokesman for David Cameron said the prime minister did not want to see the introduction of a sugar tax. People get between 12 and 15% of their energy from sugar, but official recommendations say it should be less than 5%. The report says achieving those levels could save the NHS £500m a year, but admitted no single measure would be effective. It suggests: A sugar tax between 10% and 20% Significantly reducing advertising high sugar food and drink to children Targeting supermarkets and take-away special offers Sugar reduction in everyday food and drink Ensure the sale of healthier foods in hospitals and other public bodies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34603118
Webbo Posted 23 October 2015 Author Posted 23 October 2015 Personally I'm in favour of the tax but not banning special offers and promotions. that's going too far imo.
CharlieCharles Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Tackling obesity? Im sure chip shops, kebabs and pizza is far worse than a can or normal coke imo. Its solely for more money and they have just made up some tosh to make it not look that way.
filbertstreet Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 just going to end up with that corn syrup shite the americans have that way, should have a fatty tax, step on a scales before you pay
Webbo Posted 23 October 2015 Author Posted 23 October 2015 Tackling obesity? Im sure chip shops, kebabs and pizza is far worse than a can or normal coke imo. Its solely for more money and they have just made up some tosh to make it not look that way. Sugar is far worse for you than fat.
SMX11 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 No. Not the role of the state to tell us what to eat.
AKCJ Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 im a strong independant woman and aint no one gonna tell me what i gon eat x
Fox92 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 No. Not exactly fair on a lot of people who don't have problems and just fancy drinking/eating something sweet for a change. People just need to realise to have this stuff in moderation. It's all about control and we all have it. I love sweets, absolutely, but I don't go out and buy a bag of sweets every day.
ScouseFox Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 this country has gone to the dogs. thatchers britain. fu ck this.
Guest Kopfkino Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 No. Not the role of the state to tell us what to eat. It is when it pays for your healthcare
Jimothy Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 No, because all that will happen is people who like fizzy drinks etc will, depending on budget, either just carry on purchasing them because the tax won't really bother them or they'll just not buy something else in their weekly shop, probably something healthy, to offset the cost of the tax. Sucessive governments have heavily taxed many things they'd rather we didn't do so much like ciggerettes and petrol, people still use those things.
ScouseFox Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 whats the point really though, things like cans of coke used to be like 40p, they're about 80p even a quid in some gaffs now and still get bought. making them 88p isn't gonna stop every fat woman in the uk from buying them? used to be 10p for a bag of sweets, wouldn't even get one drumstick for 10p these days but i still buy drumsticks cos they're nice.
Fox92 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 this country has gone to the dogs. thatchers britain. fu ck this. Agree Scouse.
Finnegan Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 **** tax and **** anyone that thinks it's a good idea. Start challenging parents that let their children get dangerously obese. Fine them, not everyone that wants the odd treat.
Wymsey Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 This could work if the tax amount is different in certain areas. For example, places like Bradford, Newcastle, Swansea and Manchester - locations where they have the biggest obesity rates in the UK - should be taxed more in their areas in order to try and diminish the number of 'fatties' in that area. Other places - where obesity/other sugar-related illnesses is not so much of a concern/priority should be taxed less as it's a less of an issue for these areas. But, at the end of the day, a general sugar tax for the whole of England/UK will not work sadly.
yorkie1999 Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 No, every fat person i know drinks sugar free drinks! Its penalizing the skinny folk!
Strokes Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 It is when it pays for your healthcareWe pay for our own healthcare, really.
AKCJ Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 seriously tho, tesco were selling 3 packs of Reeces peanut butter cups for £1.20 no wonder i'm an utter mess
Strokes Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 **** tax and **** anyone that thinks it's a good idea. Start challenging parents that let their children get dangerously obese. Fine them, not everyone that wants the odd treat. Its child abuse, they should be locked up.
ScouseFox Posted 23 October 2015 Posted 23 October 2015 Fat people should eat less and move more imo then cameron would start taxing moving cos he is fatist
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