12 Oct 2016 --- Introducing legislation to tax sugary drinks is an effective government policy in the fight against obesity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and rolling out laws around the world would curtail consumption and impact on diabetes rates. Fiscal policies where at least a 20 percent increase is introduced to the retail price of sugary beverages would result in “proportional reductions in consumption”, according to the WHO report, published yesterday (Oct 11).
