WITH a world-wide trend all in the same direction, a new study from the University of Queensland Centre for Business and Economics of Health has shown a tax on sweetened drinks would save $666 million in oral health costs over a decade - see academic.oup.com.
The first to explore the effects of a sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax on oral health in Australia, lead author Dr Marcin Sowa said, "Findings suggest that a 20% SSB tax would lead to a reduction in decayed, missing and filled teeth by 3.9 million units over 10 years".
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 01 Jun 18
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 01 Jun 18
