2 Nov 2016

Mexico's sugar tax set to save 19 thousand lives - study

From Nine To Noon, 9:09 am on 2 November 2016

A new study has found that Mexico's 10 percent tax on sugary drinks is set to save almost 19 thousand lives and save its health system nearly a billion dollars over the next decade. One of the study's authors is research analyst Joanne Penko from the University of California.

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