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We showed a 20% tax on junk food would save more lives than a sugar tax

By Tazman Davies, PhD Candidate, Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
Jason Wu, Professor and the Head of the Nutrition Science Program, George Institute for Global Health

Would you buy more fruit and veg if it was cheaper? A new study shows we could subsidise the healthy stuff by taxing junk food, and not just soft drinks.

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