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South Africa plans to use ‘sweets tax’ to combat obesity [1]

Ranked as one of the most obese nations on the continent, South Africa is joining a growing list of countries around the world, trying to put a cap on fizzy drinks.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2016
Africa News [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Obesity [4], South Africa [5], WHO [6], Non Communicable Diseases [7], Africa [8]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa