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Sugar tax to subsidise vegetables
Taxing sugar should be just one element of a multifaceted campaign
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4388 (Published 18 August 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4388
- Michael Craig Watson, associate professor of public health1,
- John Lloyd, immediate past president2
- 1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2HA, UK
- 2Institute of Health Promotion and Education, Welwyn, UK
- Michael.Watson{at}nottingham.ac.uk
We agree that sugar sweetened drinks should be taxed,1 but on its own this policy may have little effect and may even be counterproductive.
In addition to fiscal measures, a diverse range of approaches is needed, such as developing personal skills, creating supportive environments, and reorienting health services so that …
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