DAVID CAMERON ignored a report on UK obesity and dismissed calls to further tax sugar, unearthed reports suggest, amid the Government's renewed push to wage war on junk food.
Junk food: The new politics are poised to ban junk food adverts and curtail 2-4-1 supermarket dealsDavid CameronNo 10 confirmed the reports, and said: “The Prime Minister’s view remains that he doesn’t see a need for a tax on sugar.”Diabetes news: Increased sugar consumption has been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes
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