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Price of coke in Asda

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noenergy · 07/04/2018 15:10

Last week I bought 18 tins for £4.15.

Today I popped in and has to check prices again as they were £8 for 10 tins or £10 for 24 tins. I couldn't believe it. Sugar tax or whatever it was certainly stopped me from buying it.

I'm thinking the labels were wrong? I did read them to check quantity and price.

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Jjjdm · 11/05/2018 18:07

now according to coca cola official website
The vast majority of our drinks won’t be subject to the Government’s Soft Drinks Tax, including Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Diet Coke
so why has 2 bottles of zero sugar gone from £2.50 to £3.00 because they put the bloody tax on it when its not supposed to be

windermerebell · 11/05/2018 20:28

I recon it will come out in a few years that artificial sweeteners are worse for you than sugar. They set off my fibromyalgia worse then anything

ButterflyOfFreedom · 12/05/2018 10:14

here is the evidence to say sweetners are carcinogenic?
See point 2 here:
www.wcrf-uk.org/uk/preventing-cancer/cancer-risk-factors/myths-and-controversies-about-what-causes-cancer

Whereas is there loads of evidence saying an excess of sugar is a factor in weight gain and being overweight / obese is a leading cause of cancer (only second to smoking).

ButterflyOfFreedom · 12/05/2018 10:34
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