Fizzy drink tax could save 67 lives: lame study

A 20 per cent tax on fizzy drinks would save about 67 lives a year, a new study says.

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Researchers at the National Institute for Health Innovation at Auckland University, aided by Otago University, estimate such a tax would reduce energy consumption by 20 kilojoules a day, or 0.2 per cent.

This would be enough to help avert about 67 deaths from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and diet-related cancers a year, according to the study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday.

Lead researcher Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu says 17 per cent of total sugar intake among adults comes from non-alcoholic drinks.

This number rises to 27-29 per cent for people aged 15 to 18, and it's 24 per cent for children aged five to 14.

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Fizzy drink tax could save 67 lives: lame study

Fizzy drink tax could save 67 lives: lame study

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