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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 345

sugar

Illustrative: An elderly man sits next to a soda-vending machine selling Coca-Cola in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
February 2, 2023, 4:30 pm
Nixing sugar tax, Israeli government dealt ‘grievous blow to health’ – world experts
Responding to abolition of tariff on sweetened soft drinks, global scholars also argue move ‘seriously tarnishes Israel’s international standing’ in medical community
By Nathan Jeffay
File: Coca Cola beverages on sale in Israel (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 5, 2023, 5:56 pm
Backlash from top international obesity experts after Israel scraps soft drink tax
Specialists say ‘science is clear’ on sweetened drinks, urge rethink; Israeli scholar claims canceling tax is ‘an act of public health malpractice and an outrage’
By Nathan Jeffay
Soft drinks at a Rami Levi supermarket in Israel, December 3, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 4, 2022, 12:41 pm
Israel hikes tax on sweetened drinks in bid to encourage healthy lifestyle
Knesset approves committee decree, which takes effect immediately
By ToI Staff
A diabetic woman checking blood sugar level at home. (iStock via Getty Images)
October 25, 2021, 6:31 pm
Diabetes reversed in mice for 4 months, after one-time implant from Israeli lab
Blood glucose levels drop by an average of 26% after tissue grown at the Technion is transplanted; researchers hope to develop method for humans
By Nathan Jeffay
Otto Warburg in his laboratory at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes. (The German Federal Archives)
September 3, 2021, 10:39 pm
Why the Nazis allowed a Jewish cancer scientist to remain in Berlin during WWII
Sam Apple’s new book ‘Ravenous’ tackles the fascinating scientific nexus between cellular metabolism and oncogenes, warning of a link between excessive sugar consumption and cancer
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near moshav Givat Ye'arim, near Jerusalem, on August 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 17, 2021, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 17 – Israel takes on fires, surging pandemic… and sugar?
David Horovitz updates listeners on the third day of destructive blazes and on the COVID vaccine campaign; Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren explores the new sugary drink tax
By ToI Staff
Various types of sugar on a wooden table. (iStock by Getty Images, MagoneJ)
April 11, 2019, 11:26 am
7 held in huge sugar theft from Israel’s national emergency storehouses
5 of the suspects reportedly worked at Petah Tikva storage site; police say they sold the sweet stuff for millions
By ToI Staff
Sweet Saba founder Maayan Zilberman creates confections for fashion house Versace and the 2018 Met Gala. (Jason Lewis)
January 11, 2019, 4:32 pm
Modern-day female Willy Wonka makes elite edible candy art in New York
With a mega-popular luxury candy business, former fashion designer Maayan Zilberman shares how her sweet dreams came true
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Various types of sugar on a wooden table. (iStock by Getty Images, MagoneJ)
August 21, 2018, 5:41 pm
Israeli sugar-reduction startup inks sweet deal with top European producer
DouxMatok expects to have commercial quantities of product, which delivers sweetness directly to taste buds without affecting flavor, by 2019
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Enjoying a bowl of tortilla chips. (Hugh Stonelan via Stock/Getty Images)
December 25, 2017, 8:40 pm
Food packages to carry red labels for excess sugar, salt and saturated fats
Health Ministry hopes manufacturers will cut unhealthy ingredients over the next two years, before rules come into effect
By Sue Surkes
'Unavoo' founder Yuval Maimon, right, during lab testing of the sweetener, April 2017. (Screenshot/Channel 2)
April 6, 2017, 10:42 pm
Israeli company touts sweeter, healthier sugar substitute
‘Unavoo,’ a Stevia-based sweetener, purports to have all the benefits of a sugar alternative, without the awful aftertaste
By ToI Staff
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