Irish Examiner view: Sweet success of sugar tax 

The €2m drop in income from the Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) last year suggests it is an effective way to protect public health
Irish Examiner view: Sweet success of sugar tax 

Sugar is regarded as one of the key culprits in the rise in obesity.  Picture: PA/thinkstockphotos

Long before the pandemic underlined how obesity is a real health challenge it was recognised as an affliction in our world — the affluent, first world at least.

Obesity is a consequence of many things but lifestyle and the capacity 0r otherwise to live a physically energetic life are foremost among them.

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