The WHO urges higher taxes on sugary drinks, fruit juices, and alcohol to combat non-communicable diseases like obesity, diabetes, and heart conditions. Low taxation keeps these products cheap, boosting consumption and profits while straining global health systems
The consortium, titled ‘Let’s Fix Our Food’ and led by NIN, recommended additional health tax of 20 percent to 30 percent on sweets and confectionaries, health tax of 32 percent on SSBs and HFSS. The group recently submitted its report to ICMR and NITI Aayog.
The doctors suggested avoiding binge drinking and limiting alcohol consumption; avoiding foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt, and eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein.
Hartford: How often is it that we see ‘chocolate’ flavoured drinks and cereals marketed as ‘tasty and healthy’ for kids, on our TV? The answer is innumerable times. But these claims, often endorsed in ads by a model wearing a doctor’s coat and stethoscope, have the unfortunate capability of cementing in the mind of a […]
