Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Israel have all, recently, either ditched or watered down their sugar taxes - a levy on sugary foods and drink, to force companies to pack less of the sweet stuff into their products. And, with obesity levels in the UK remaining pretty much unchanged since the UK's tax came into force, is It about time we did the same?

The Mail on Sunday's senior reporter Jo Macfarlane tells of the findings of her special investigation about the true impact of the UK's sugar tax: and how there's even evidence it may have done more harm than good.
Meanwhile,  Christopher Snowdon, an economist specialising in nutrition and health, tells Eve why he's passionately opposed to the sugar tax, declaring it a total failure. Yet Hattie Burt, policy and communications officer for Action on Sugar, disagrees.

Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Israel have all, recently, either ditched or watered down their sugar taxes - a levy on sugary foods and drink, to force companies to pack less of the sweet stuff into their products. And, with obesity levels in the UK remaining pretty much unchanged since the UK's tax came into force, is It about time we did the same?
The Mail on Sunday's senior reporter Jo Macfarlane tells of the findings of her special investigation about the true impact of the UK's sugar tax: and how there's even evidence it may have done more harm than good. Meanwhile,  Christopher Snowdon, an economist specialising in nutrition and health, tells Eve why he's passionately opposed to the sugar tax, declaring it a total failure. Yet Hattie Burt, policy and communications officer for Action on Sugar, disagrees.

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health. 

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health.&nbsp;

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