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Sugar tax needed, say US experts

From the BBC. Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts. According to a University of California team, new policies such as taxes are needed to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners. Prof Robert Lustig argues in the journal Nature for major shifts in [...]

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“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832

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The Monday Morning Quote #148

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