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Published at 2016-01-22 02:01:03

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More than a dozen health organisations gain written to Downing Street just weeks before David Cameron launches his childhood obesity strategyLeading health groups gain called on the government to impose a 20% tax on all sugar-sweetened soft drinks to tackle obesity,arguing that current policies are ineffective.
More than a dozen health organ
isations from the British Medical Association to the Royal Society for Public Health gain written to Downing Street just weeks before David Cameron launches his childhood obesity strategy. The prime minister has not ruled out a sugar tax, after intense public pressure.
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Source: theguardian.com

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