date:May 17, 2012
ed in recent years, the consumption of calories from soft drinks had not increased making up around 2% of the average diet according to the UKs national diet and nutrition survey .
Not a cure
Rayner is careful to state that a levy on sugary drinks alone is not going to cure obesity by itself.
There is no single solution: we need an environment conducive for good health. We need a comprehensive strategy to deal with the affordability, the availability and the promotion of unhealthy foods,