Jamie Oliver Is Campaigning for a Sugar Tax on Fizzy Drinks. the TV Cook and Celebrity

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Sugar tax and drink they consume and how much Jamie Oliver is campaigning for a 40damage it can do to your health”. sugar tax on fizzy drinks. The TV cook Consequently we are now faced with and celebrity has added a levy on soft increasing health issues such as child drinks with added sugar in his own obesity, bad teeth and diabetes. 5restaurants. If you want a Coke from Jamie, you’ll just have to pay more for Sugar facts it. 45The facts don’t lie. There is far too much sugar in PHE report the Jamie Oliver’s standpoint follows his sweeten- 10strong views on healthy eating, most ed drinks importantly for children. His opinion on 50we buy. Photo: ANP – Robert Schlesinger sweetened drinks has been supported by A the publication of the Public Health healthy England (PHE) review. amount of sugar per day for an adult is six or seven teaspoons. And for children, 15Conclusions 55slightly less. Yet a 330ml can of cola The report calls for a 10-20% price contains roughly seven teaspoons. That is increase on high-sugar drinks such as equivalent to what you can have a day. sweetened and high energy drinks. It also recommends controlling how the products MP’s reaction 20are promoted and marketed. For Unfortunately for the campaign, the example, only having adverts for sugary 60Members of Parliament in the government drinks after 9 p.m. on television and other have vetoed the tax plans. The politicians media. Another way to let the consumer explained their negative reason as know what he’s drinking, is to clearly label follows: we don’t want to tax the British 25the product. A simple symbol showing you people more. how many teaspoons of sugar is in the drink you’re planning to buy, will hopefully 65Next step convince you to think otherwise. So what can you do to keep your level of sugar healthy? Parents can teach their The sugar problem children to make healthy choices. And 30There are several reasons why Jamie next time you consider buying a bottle of Oliver and the PHE are informing the 70soda, read the label, think about the public about why sugar is bad for you. sugar, your health, and have a look if Sugar, in and of itself, has no nutritional something better is available. value. Sugar is really only a treat. 35However it is a health issue now because Source: The Guardian, The Daily Mirror sugar, like salt, has been added to so many products. “People often don’t realise just how much sugar is in the food

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