-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email A recent poll has found that a majority of people in the United Kingdom want taxes imposed on companies that make either junk foods or ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to combat the country’s obesity crisis. In a survey conducted by Ipsos for the Health Foundation — an independent charity — 58% of participants said they supported a tax on corporations that produce foods high in sugar or salt, with some of the revenue to be used to buy fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income families, The Guardian reported . Fifty-three percent of the participants said they supported a tax on corporations that produce UPFs, including sugary cereals, pizza, processed meats and mass-produced bread.
Those participants also supported the use of some of that tax revenue to help low-income families improve their diet. “The new government should be emboldened by this type of polling and understand that this [idea] is something that does enjoy broad support and is likely to lead to important health benefits,” Adam Briggs, a senior policy fellow and public health expert at the Health Foundation, told The Guardian. “The public are basically saying: it’s time for tough action.
” Related Taxes on sugary beverages are working. Should they be placed on ultra-processed foods? Out of a sample size of 2,136 UK adults, 19% said they were opposed to taxing junk food producers. Twenty percent of participants said they were unsure.
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