alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkThe 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.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squarehavocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYep, and all our pop now tastes like ass with the vile sweeteners so fewer people drink it.
minus-squarethreeganzi@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoA lot of people don’t seem to mind it, but to me it really tastes terrible. Even if I got it for free I wouldn’t drink it.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoDrink water. The choice between sugar and aspartame is the choice between diabetes and cancer. Just give it up. Pop ain’t worth it.
minus-squarewhoreticulture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoFuck this, people should be able to drink soda if they want to. We’re on a dying planet, this just penalizes poor people and takes away their choices. Let people have a moment of pleasure. You can drink soda and drink water.
Yep, and all our pop now tastes like ass with the vile sweeteners so fewer people drink it.
A lot of people don’t seem to mind it, but to me it really tastes terrible. Even if I got it for free I wouldn’t drink it.
Drink water.
The choice between sugar and aspartame is the choice between diabetes and cancer.
Just give it up. Pop ain’t worth it.
Fuck this, people should be able to drink soda if they want to. We’re on a dying planet, this just penalizes poor people and takes away their choices. Let people have a moment of pleasure. You can drink soda and drink water.