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The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found.(www.theguardian.com)

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The tax only applys to soda. Fruit juces chocolate bars and all the other crap in vending machines is the same tax as always.

While still crappy calories, they are all better than soda. As a % of the carbs is not refined sugar.

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