Appetite for Sugar Tax to Fight Diabetes and Obesity

Researchers found that ultra-processed food like frozen meal and soft drinks are associated with increased risk of depression. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

A 20 percent tax on all sugar-sweetened drinks should spearhead efforts to stem Australia’s diabetes epidemic, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

The year-long inquiry into the nation’s fastest-growing chronic disease made 23 recommendations aimed at strengthening the government’s response to diabetes and obesity.