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| Free soda: France bans unlimited sugary drink refills | Free soda: France bans unlimited sugary drink refills |
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| Restaurants and other spaces catering to the public in France have been banned from offering unlimited sugary drinks in an effort to reduce obesity. | Restaurants and other spaces catering to the public in France have been banned from offering unlimited sugary drinks in an effort to reduce obesity. |
| It is now illegal to sell unlimited soft drinks at a fixed price or offer them unlimited for free. | It is now illegal to sell unlimited soft drinks at a fixed price or offer them unlimited for free. |
| The number of overweight or obese people in France is below the EU average but is on the rise. | The number of overweight or obese people in France is below the EU average but is on the rise. |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends taxing sugary drinks, linking them to obesity and diabetes. | The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends taxing sugary drinks, linking them to obesity and diabetes. |
| Self-service "soda fountains" have long been a feature of family restaurants and cafes in some countries like the UK, where a soft drinks tax will be introduced next year. | Self-service "soda fountains" have long been a feature of family restaurants and cafes in some countries like the UK, where a soft drinks tax will be introduced next year. |
| The new law [in French] targets soft drinks, including sports drinks containing added sugar or sweeteners. | |
| Fatter than Italians | Fatter than Italians |
| All public eateries, from fast-food joints to school canteens, are affected. | All public eateries, from fast-food joints to school canteens, are affected. |
| The aim of the law is to "limit, especially among the young, the risks of obesity, overweight and diabetes" in line with WHO recommendations. | The aim of the law is to "limit, especially among the young, the risks of obesity, overweight and diabetes" in line with WHO recommendations. |
| A recent Eurostat survey of adult obesity put the French at 15.3%, which is just below the EU average of 15.9%. France was slimmer than the UK (20.1%) but fatter than Italy (10.7%). | A recent Eurostat survey of adult obesity put the French at 15.3%, which is just below the EU average of 15.9%. France was slimmer than the UK (20.1%) but fatter than Italy (10.7%). |
| Past the age of 30, nearly 57% of French men are overweight or obese, according to a report published in October by the French medical journal Bulletin Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire. | Past the age of 30, nearly 57% of French men are overweight or obese, according to a report published in October by the French medical journal Bulletin Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire. |
| Some 41% of women in the same age category are also overweight or obese, the study found. | Some 41% of women in the same age category are also overweight or obese, the study found. |
| Soft drink controls that fizzed or went flat | Soft drink controls that fizzed or went flat |