some of which, like the sugar tax, did make big population level interventions. evidence shows that interventions that are designed at the population level. so making it easierfor sort of everyone to do something, whether that s shaping the environment around people so it sjust easier to be healthy, like reducing the bombardment of proliferation of, for example, junk food takeaways in the high street, orjust making it easier by reducing or increasing the promotions on healthier options. so you ve got these sorts of shaping the environment around us makes it easier for everyone to enjoy a healthy life, but are a much smaller proportion of the types of policies that government proposes. they tend to propose policies that require a high level of individual agency. so things like information campaigns, which requires someone to engage with that campaign, to have the sort of opportunity, motivation and chances to make that sort of change over a long period of time, which we know is less lik
PepsiCo manufactures some of the nation s favourite fizzy drinks, all of which are loved for their sweet flavour. But a big change to the sugar content could alter the flavour of its popular beverages, some claim.
It sounds like it’s going to be a familiar story: health campaigners want a sugar tax, the beverage industry doesn’t. But in South Africa there’s an additional dynamic: a massive sugar-growing industry that’s already facing huge challenges. Acknowledging farmers' concerns, the government has told the industry it has two years to readjust, restructure, and come up with a way forward.