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Call to tax 'hidden' sugar in pre-mixed alcoholic drinks

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Many "ready to drink" pre-mixed spirits are packed with excessive sugar and hidden calories and should be subject to a sugar tax like fizzy drinks, health experts say.

Axar.az informs citing foreign media.

Action on Sugar is concerned people are consuming more than they should, without realising it.

The team based at Queen Mary University of London looked at hundreds of products sold in UK shops and online.

Some contained eight teaspoons of sugar in one small 250ml can.

Date
2020.01.24 / 20:32
Author
Axar.az
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