Obesity fear results in falling demand for fizzy drinks

Demand for sugar-laden fizzy drinks in Ireland is falling due to concerns about child obesity, according to a new report.

Ireland is tenth in the world in the soft drinks stakes with the Argentinians topping the table — drinking nearly twice as much as their Irish counterparts.

There has been a slow but consistent decline in demand for minerals in Ireland from 212 330ml cans per person five years ago to 207 such cans per person last year.