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PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS :
MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :
COUNTRIES: MEXICO:
Mexico to Tackle Obesity with Taxes on Junk Food and Sugary Drinks
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Mexico to Tackle Obesity with Taxes on Junk Food and Sugary Drinks
Sarah Boseley
The Guardian
Friday 1 November 2013 12.24 EDT
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/
mexico-obesity-taxes-junk-food-sugary-drinks-exercise
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Mexico has become the standard bearer in the global fight against obesity,
after parliamentarians passed a law imposing significant new taxes on junk
food and sugary drinks.
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The vote by congress is a triumph for the anti-obesity crusade of
President Enrique Pe Nieto, who will now sign the measures into law. As
the legislation was passed, he called for a "change of culture" in his
country, including the incorporation of at least an hour of exercise for
all Mexicans every day. Mexico has higher rates of adult obesity even than
the United States, according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation
this year - 32.8% against 31.8% of Americans.
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"We can't keep our arms crossed in front of a real overweight and obesity
epidemic," the president said. "The lives of millions of Mexicans are
literally at risk."
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Taxes on unhealthy foods and sugary drinks such as colas and lemonades
have been introduced by a few other countries in Europe and Scandinavia,
but often subtly. Mexico has confronted the food and drink industry head
on, resisting tough lobbying and warnings that raising prices would do
nothing to help the country's economy.
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But the government has taken the long view - that the potential economic
harm from reduced junk food and soft drink sales now is insignificant
compared with the damage in 10 years time if obesity continues at the
current rate. The healthcare burden of diabetes and heart disease in
Mexico is already huge and increasing. Some 9.2% of children in Mexico now
have diabetes.
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The taxes will increase the price of junk foods - those high in saturated
fat, sugar and salt - by 8%. It will also put one peso (about 4p) on a
litre of sugary drinks such as Coca Cola, which Mexicans consume in vast
quantities at a rate of 43 gallons per person per year - the highest in
the world. The money raised is intended to go towards health programmes
and increased access to drinking water in schools. Among other measures,
the government will introduce a nutritional stamp of approval for
healthier foods on sale in supermarkets.
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Obesity campaigners worldwide have been looking to food and drink taxes as
a way to encourage people to change their diet and reduce the amount of
fattening food and drink they consume.
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Mexican President Urges Citizens to Exercise to Fight Obesity
Obesity epidemic forces president to launch campaign to
promote fitness in Mexico
AFP
10:39PM GMT 31 October 2013
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/
centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/10419302/
Mexican-president-urges-citizens-to-exercise-to-fight-obesity.html
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President Enrique Pena Nieto has encouraged Mexicans to walk more, use
stairs and exercise one hour every day as he launched a campaign against
rampant obesity and diabetes.
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"We can't keep our arms crossed in front of a real overweight and obesity
epidemic. The lives of millions of Mexicans are literally at risk," Mr
Pena Nieto said.
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Seven in 10 adults are either overweight or obese in Mexico, while
one-third of the country's children fall in that category, according to
official figures.
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Mexico now has a higher rate of overweight people than the United States,
and it also has the highest prevalence of diabetes among the 34-nation
Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.
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