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Does Australia need a sugar tax to tackle diabetes, and how would it work?
A parliamentary report says sugary drinks should be taxed to help stop the spread of obesity
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Every five minutes an Australian develops diabetes. It’s become one of the fastest growing chronic health conditions in the nation, with almost 2 million people affected.
While type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease, type 2 diabetes – which accounts for more than 1.3m cases of diabetes in Australia and is increasing at the fastest rate – is largely preventable, with obesity the strongest risk factor.
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