The levy was imposed on industries which manufactured or imported sweetened beverages in three tiers: drinks with a sugar content of less than 5g/100ml attracted no tax; drinks with sugar content ...

The sugar tax imposed on soft drinks in Britain led to a significant drop in sugar in people’s diets, according to a long-term study. One year after the sugar tax came into force, children were ...

It’s well-documented that an excess intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is unhealthy. Over the past 15 years, studies have linked a regular consumption of sugary drinks to an increased risk of ...

For less sugary drinks, containing between 5g and 8g of sugar per 100ml, volumes dropped by 177ml (86 per cent) per household per week, with the amount of sugar falling by 12.5g (an 86-per-cent drop).

According to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008-2012, people aged 11 to 18 consume on average 21g of added sugar per day from soft drinks. This is more than double the amount consumed by ...

The study showed that the volume of soft drinks bought remained the same but the amount of sugar in those drinks fell by 29.5g - equating to 10% per household per week compared with the estimate.

Researchers who analysed data on 1.2 million adults from 14 studies found those who consumed sugar-sweetened or artifically sweetened drinks were more likely to die young.

More than half (55%) of fizzy drinks in the UK exceed the maximum daily recommendation for sugar intake (30 g) per 330ml can size. Meanwhile 73% of these products exceed the maximum daily ...

Your local beverage aisle looks very different today than it did a few years ago. That’s because Michigan’s soft drink makers are working to provide more choices with less sugar for consumers ...

Data from analysts Brand View shows that at Tesco, which stocks the UK's widest range of soft drinks and has led the war on sugar in the sector, 517 – or 49.5per cent – of soft drink products ...

Sugar-free drinks with their pH of less than 4 are damaging to the teeth which can cause tooth enamel erosion. “The scary thing is the damage is irreversible," the dentist warned.