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Yes you are right, and have phrased it better. It is the added sugar in something one would deem healthy or not an unhealthy food.

Well I don't know how it is now as I live in Aarau but when I was living in London, the term mainly used was hidden sugars.

I understand your confusion. The term hidden sugars in the UK is used as a term for added sugar. So for example, healthy fruit juices have "hidden sugar". We too have the labelling, yet it is the distinction between natural sugars and these "hidden sugars" which is the main concern.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/8514091/Junk-food-Britain-costs-the-NHS-more-than-cigarettes-or-alcohol.html

Give a diabetic two spoons of sugar and we'll see the correlation. There are so many foods out there with hidden sugars which are the cause for so many health issues. If you think sugars and processed foods are not the leading cause for the health epidemics in the western world, you are entitled to that opinion. However I…

Janejellyroll asked me for evidence as to what food consumption has a link to burdens on health services. My reply was think diabetes, not "diabetes is caused by sugar". The intake of unhealthy foods has a serious burden on health services due to the wide range of issues they create, to think otherwise is like saying…

Think diabetes.

Ok.

Maybe so, but cost push inflation in the western world does very little due to the vast amount of competition. Brand name becomes expensive, consumer moves to supermarket own brand. The R&D of new products would be far too costly for something like a bar of chocolate. Taxes would simply create brand loyalty for some,…

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When mentioning damage it is in reference to general health, which has an effect on an individuals burden on health services. This is what I was trying to portray in my initial comment, using the UK's healthcare system and why a tax on sugar proposed in the UK is in theory a good idea, yet somewhat not the right idea…

I would say food is the problem. Eating a sugar packed processed meal which doesn't fulfill you in the slightest yet absorbs a whole lot of your rda calorie intake versus a meal which is nutrient packed and delivers the correct energy in a fraction of your rda. If you was to overeat on both of those, I would hazard a guess…

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Back in the UK whilst I was still there the idea of a sugar tax was being proposed on drinks, confectionaries, pastries etc. The idea behind it was that with an obesity epidemic well in swing, the NHS was feeling the strain of treating patients who were termed obese. Because of the free health care provided in the UK, tax…

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London born living in Aarau, with Jugoslavian roots :D Also new here

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Born in London, living in Switzerland, would be happy to befriend fellow Britons :)

Thanks Tony, indeed I did and will be sticking to my recommended calorie intake. CICO makes sense and seems simple enough!