Brighton Becomes the First City to Impose a ‘Sugar Tax’ to Tackle Obesity in UK

NHS spends £80 million pounds a year on treating diet-related diseases in the areas and more than 300 children were admitted for removal of teeth.

In the battle against diabetes and childhood obesity, a voluntary 'sugar tax' has been imposed on sugary drinks in Brighton, United Kingdom.

A ten pence tax has been imposed in restaurants, cafes and shops. Brighton and Hove is the first in the UK to take such action.

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An adult's daily consumption should be just only seven sugar lumps. But a can of coke can contains over ten sugar lumps. Even, a glass of orange juice has five sugar lumps.

More than 300 children were admitted to hospital in Brighton and Hove to have teeth removed. The NHS spends £80 million pounds a year on treating diet-related diseases in the area.

Food campaigner Jamie Oliver is inviting food outlets in Brighton and Hove, from restaurants to takeaways, to adopt a voluntary 10p sugar levy on soft drinks with added sugar. That money will go to The Children’s Health Fund, set up by Oliver and Sustain, a charity working in health and food education.

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