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Stop making fun of me for drinking Coke Zero.

artificial sweeteners

Stop making fun of me for drinking Coke Zero.

A couple of disclaimers first and foremost. There is no particular reason why I am writing specifically about Coke Zero, so this could apply to any artificially sweetened soft drink. I am also not a nutritionist, so please do not mistake my economic ramblings for actual health advice. I sometimes

A hard think about soft drink

health economics

A hard think about soft drink

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but isn’t nine – the number of teaspoons of sugar in a 330ml can of cola – excessive? Australians consume large quantities of sugary soft drinks. Studies undertaken by public health authorities and organisations place Australia among the top 10 countries

Finger lickin’ good: will Australia get a taste for a sugar tax?

Finger lickin’ good: will Australia get a taste for a sugar tax?

I’m in McDonald’s, eating my favourite chicken McNuggets with fries and a large coke. Delicious. Nothing gets better than this. Apart from that Cadbury Boost bar I had earlier today. Or the meal at the Pancake Parlour a few nights ago. Or the gigantic Toblerone I gobbled up