Organisation says high-sugar brands contribute to childhood as well as adult obesity and disadvantaged children are worst affected
A health group is lobbying for higher tax on energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster Energy because they are fuelling a rise in sugar tax receipts.
Some energy drinks can contain as much as 17 spoonfuls of sugar in a single bottle. They have been blamed for contributing to the growth in obesity among children and adults. The Irish Heart Foundation has pointed to new figures which show that high-sugar energy drinks accounted ...
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