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In an address at the National Press Club Wednesday, President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Omar Khorshid advocated for a tax that would reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, Xinhua reported. ....
KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has recommended the Finance Ministry to raise the taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages including carbonated drinks in. ....
Grim reality of sugary drinks and Bay of Plenty children: I m pulling out lots of teeth every week 11 May, 2021 10:00 PM 4 minutes to read Sugary and artificially sweetened drinks will no longer be sold at Bay of Plenty hospitals. Photo / George Novak Sugary and artificially sweetened drinks will no longer be sold at Bay of Plenty hospitals. Photo / George Novak There s just so many kids with rotten teeth. It s the reality Rudi Johnson, the head of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board dental department, faces every day extracting decayed teeth. It s part of the reason she is excited about a new healthy drink initiative adopted by Bay hospitals that she describes as a long time coming . ....
DAP demands doubling taxes on sugary drinks in Pakistan Karachi April 17, 2021 The Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) has demanded of the authorities to double the taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the coming budget, saying diabetes is growing at an alarming rate in Pakistan, which has the 4th highest burden of type 2 diabetes worldwide with more than 19 million cases. “The Diabetic Association of Pakistan requests increasing the Federal Excise Duty from 11.5 per cent to 20 per cent on sugar- sweetened beverages (SSBs), which are, unfortunately, becoming an increasingly essential part of household food consumption with more than a 10 per cent point increase in the last few years along with a gradual increase in production and decrease in the price,” said Prof Abdul Basit, secretary general of DAP, in a letter to the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday. ....
Prince william and duchess kate forgoing the christmas with the queen for a more relaxed holiday with the in-law. sugary. charlotte had other ideas on what to do. a practice run perhaps for their visit here in five months when pippa middleton and james matthews tied the knot but will we hear the sound of wedding bells for prince harry? a part from his megan markle this christmas but maybe not too much longer. the queen addressing the nation in a prerecorded speech striking an optimistic note. on our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice. but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. that was lucy kafanov reporting from london. fans of george michael in ....