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Sweet poison: why our brains need a sugar tax

Sugar may not just be harming your waistline, but also your brain.

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Anthony Devlin / PA Wire/PA Images. All rights reserved.

Sugary drinks will be subject to a government levy in the UK. Credit: Anthony Devlin / PA Wire/PA Images. All rights reserved.

Last week, UK Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled a watered-down obesity strategy that left health experts reeling and denouncing it as the first failure of her premiership.

More accurately, the strategy, which committed to a tax on sugary drinks, was unveiled on the PM’s behalf, whilst Mrs May was on holiday, something which critics say reflects a lack of commitment.