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World Obesity Day: Groups urge FG to Tax Sugary Drinks


“The government should use this tax to fund the prevention and treatment of NCDs in Nigeria.
“We cannot afford to see the detrimental health and economic effects of easy access to sugar-sweetened beverages and processed foods go unchallenged.
“Recent studies reveal that obesity increases the mortality risk of COVID-19 by nearly 50%, making it a significant mortality risk factor.”
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), commonly known as soft drinks, is strongly associated with obesity in Nigeria.
Nigeria ranks the 4th highest soft drink consuming country globally, with over 40 million litres sold yearly.
These soft drinks contain damaging sugar levels and put their consumers, mostly poor people, at grave risk. ....

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