One of New Zealand’s top health and nutrition researchers has called for a ban on sports sponsorship by manufacturers of sugary drinks and an end to government subsidies for sugar cane crops.
Grant Schofield, director of the Human Potential Centre at Auckland University of Technology, wants the NZ government to introduce a sugar tax to tackle the country’s high obesity rate.
He has also warned against NZ universities accepting research funds from companies with “vested interests” related to the sugar industry.
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