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After a recent family trip to get our Christmas tree, my teenagers insisted on coffee shop festive hot chocolates, which were so loaded with extra garnishes they seemed more like desserts.

I’m not alone in my concerns about the amount of sugar my kids are getting in their drinks. The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has announced plans to expand the sugar tax, so in future it would include milk-based sugary drinks. The current version applies just to fizzy drinks and squashes. New Feature

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