Will the Sugar tax help?

in april last year, the government launched the sugar tax, with 18p per litre on drinks with more than 5g of added sugar, and 24p for added sugar of 8g or more. But with

33% of us having no interest in quitting sugar**, despite worrying about its effect on type 2 diabetes, will it make a difference? “it has had patchy success,” says dr

Lake. “the good news is that manufacturers are cutting sugar in their products to beat the tax. it is predicted to raise £1 billion per year (in the first seven months it raised £154 million), presumably to spend on complications of diseases made worse by added sugar. the bad news is that pure fruit juices and sugar added to milk are exempt.” w&h