Australian Dentists and Doctors Lobby For a New Sugar Tax

Australian Dentists and Doctors Lobby For a New Sugar Tax
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Dentists and doctors are welcoming a sugar tax to wean Australians off sugar in a bid to tackle Australia’s obesity crisis which leads to some of the nation’s biggest killers of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

The “sin tax” would target sugary drinks, which are a major contributor to the crisis and provide almost no nutritional benefit, raising the retail price of the average supermarket sugary drink by 20 percent.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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