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WHO calls for higher taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol

(13 Jan 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 22 August 2025 1. Various of unidentified overweight or obese people walking down a busy shopping street ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 17 July 2025 2. Tilt down of vending machine with various brands of sugary drinks for sale ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: New York – 14 February 2025 3. Pan of sugary juices for sale in grocery store ASSOCIATED PRESS Oxford, UK - 12 January 2026 ++VIDEO CALL/AS INCOMING ++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Mike Rayner, University of Oxford: "Most of us agree that sugar is still a big public health problem. It's a factor in diabetes, in cardiovascular disease, in tooth decay, all sorts of health problems. So we should be cutting down on sugar wherever we can." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 22 August 2025 5. Various of unidentified overweight or obese people walking down a busy shopping street ASSOCIATED PRESS London, UK - 7 January 2025 6. Close of unidentified people walking ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 22 August 2025 7. Various of people walking and sitting at a pavement cafe eating, drinking and smoking in a busy street ASSOCIATED PRESS Oxford, UK - 12 January 2026 ++VIDEO CALL/AS INCOMING ++ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Mike Rayner, University of Oxford: "Well, we've got now increasing evidence. As the report points out, we've now got taxes in lots of countries, 150 or something like that now. And so we're beginning to accumulate evidence on the effects of these taxes on both sugary drink consumption, but also on sugar consumption per se, and also on health. So some studies from the UK, for example, suggest that the sugary drinks industry levy in the UK has had an effect on childhood obesity and on tooth decay. So, it's getting clearer from the evidence that these things actually work." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Milan, Italy - 15 July 2025 9. Various of cocktails being prepared and served at bar ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Milan, Italy - 4 August 2025 10. Mid of people drinking wine ASSOCIATED PRESS Brighton, UK - 12 January 2026 ++VIDEO CALL++ 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA): "Yeah, I mean, the big problem with these taxes is that they are regressive. They do hurt the people on the lowest incomes the most. They hurt everybody who consumes a product. All indirect taxes are regressive. These are particularly regressive, usually because people on lower incomes tend to be more likely than people on higher incomes to be drinking or smoking or consuming sugary drinks in the first place. So you are creating what we used to call secondary poverty through these policies, which could be justified if they actually have some significant effects on the problem that they're trying to address, but they just don't in most cases." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 7 February 2024 12. People on streets ASSOCIATED PRESS Brighton, UK - 12 January 2026 ++VIDEO CALL++ 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA): ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: London, UK - 17 July 2025 14. Various of vending machine with various brands of sugary drinks for sale STORYLINE: LEADIN: The World Health Organization says sugary drinks and alcohol are becoming more affordable in many countries. The agency says low taxes on these products are contributing to rising obesity, diabetes and other preventable diseases. STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...