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‘It’ll improve Nigerians’ health’ — CAPPA calls for increased tax on sugar-sweetened drinks
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government to increase Nigeria ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN20h
Nigeria’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax too low to impact public health — CAPPA
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has raised concerns that the current Sugar-Sweetened ...
Premium Times17h
Nigeria exposes citizens to health risks, loses N200bn annually over ineffective SSB tax – CAPPA
CAPPA said the unrealised revenue could fund essential public services, including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, the ...
Foods to Eat and Avoid With Prostate Cancer
What you eat can affect your prostate health, for better or worse. Prostate-friendly foods can aid in recovery from prostate cancer and help lower your risk for other conditions. Limiting or avoiding ...
The Punch on MSN17h
Raise sugary drink tax to N130 per litre, group urges FG
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has called on the Federal Government to increase the current Sugar-Sweetened Beverages tax from N10 to at least N130 per litre.The call was ...
What fizzy drinks really do to your body – and the worst ones for your health - MSN
Type 2 diabetes A study by Harvard University in 2010 found that people who drink one can or more per day of sugar-sweetened ...
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Terrifying study finds eating one of these common foods a day increases type 2 diabetes by 11%
If that's not bad enough, the study further notes daily consumption of 50g of processed meat (or one 'standard-sized hotdog') was associated with a 30 percent and 26 percent increase in type 2 ...