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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Sugar tax ‘prevents thousands of cases of obesity per year’ in older girls

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The tax on sugary drinks may have prevented more than 5,000 cases of obesity every year among girls in their final year of primary school, research suggests.

Experts led by the University of Cambridge analysed the impact of the sugar tax, which came into force in 2018 as part of plans to tackle childhood obesity.

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