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Witness History – Sweden’s shocking sugar experiment – BBC Sounds
In the 1940s vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed Source link
Sugar tax: Government plans to extend levy to milkshakes
The sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and other milk-based drinks under new government plans. The government is consulting on proposals to end the exemption from the tax for dairy-based drinks, as well as non-dairy substitutes such as oats or rice. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn … Read more
Inside Health – Can you be addicted to sugar? – BBC Sounds
James explores the science of a sweet tooth and then gets tips on how to brush like a pro. Source link
Issue of sugar content in baby food under Parliamentary panel scanner
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sugar content in packaged baby foods, safeguarding consumer rights in the banking sector and rising prices of medicines are some of the issues that have come under the scanner of the Parliamentary panels. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired … Read more
Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?
Getty Images There was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and dentist appointments. But plans around prevention were in short supply on these political menus – as were proposals about how to help us stay … Read more
Tripura police arrest five drug traffickers carrying brown sugar, in Agartala
Interrogation of the drug peddlers revealed vital information regarding additional accomplices involved in the trade. | Photo Credit: PTI In a major effort to combat drug trafficking in Tripura, the police in Agartala have apprehended five drug traffickers along with the quantity of brown sugar. The operation was conducted based on specific intelligence inputs regarding … Read more
Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend
Dr Nicola Guess, a dietitian and diabetes researcher at the University of Oxford, said the majority of evidence linking high, and highly varied, blood sugar to health problems is based on glucose levels only seen in people with diabetes or prediabetes. Source link
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says husband’s sugar job no conflict
Victoria Atkins says she has always been absolutely “scrupulous” in declaring her interests. Source link
Congress will revive sugar factories in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi in Jagityal
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tries his hand at making dosas at a roadside food cart during his tour of Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts on October 20, 2023 Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said all sugar factories in Telangana would be revived once Congress assumes power in the State and also promised to enhance the MSP for … Read more