The Sugar Fix

Should it be taxed?

DR DOLLA

Where does the money from a sugar tax go?

Sugar tax saves the kaleWhen Berkeley's school gardening and cooking programme hit a funding roadblock, a sugar tax saved the day.
Sugar tax a golden ticketIn the poor city of Philadelphia, children were missing out on early childhood education. A beverage tax opened the door.
How will we afford our diabetes?Sugar tax is a no-brainer for those who say diabetes has the potential to bankrupt our health system.
‘We’re part of the problem’Opinion: Too many of us are fat and our kids don't get enough exercise, says soft drinks industry leader.
‘Don’t trust the food industry’Opinion: We don't sell tobacco or alcohol to our kids, but we do allow them easy access to cheap sugary drinks. This must stop.

TAX TWIST

Do sugar taxes work?

Sugar tax a bitter ideaOpinion: It is time that public health activists admitted they got this one wrong and left us alone.
‘Sugar tax made me quit’A US city the size of Tauranga voted overwhelmingly for a tax on fizzy drinks. It's there to stay.
Sugar tax ‘not about obesity’The same man who believes sugar is killing us says taxes won’t solve our obesity crisis because, “it’s about diabetes”.
Are diet drinks any better?Mounting evidence suggests artificially-sweetened drinks are worse for your health than the regular varieties.
Sugar’s ‘black market’An American city introduced a tax on sugar. A black market in soft drinks followed.
Bitter side of sugar taxIt's blamed for job losses and hardship in the US city where it was applied a year ago.

SUGA CRUSH

Why sugary drinks?

The sugar fixA sugar tax would raise money in revenue, but would it actually make us any healthier?
Coke: what’s really in it?Boil up some alcohol, citric acid and caffeine pills and you too can make your own cola.
Sugar: not their futureHow two decile 1 schools, in the centre of two fast food meccas, quit sugar and never looked back.
Home sweet, sweet homeEven before our founding documents were signed, sugary drinks were arriving in early NZ.
We must break up with sugarOpinion: We need to used the same divorce strategy for sugar that we used for tobacco, Dr Simon Thornley writes.

Need a cool-off? Enjoy this refresher.

WORDS

Rachel Thomas, Health Reporter

Rachel Thomas received a scholarship from nib New Zealand to travel to Berkeley, Philadelphia and Washington, DC for this research.

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Rachel Thomas, Ross Giblin, Monique Ford, Rosa Woods and Lawrence Smith

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Aaron Wood

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