Australia should go sweet on a sugar tax…now
By Troy Douglas · 11 May 2016 · Entrepreneur
By Troy Douglas · 11 May 2016 · Entrepreneur
The alarming rise of diabetes worldwide is a wake-up call for Australia. Find out why a sugar tax is being proposed to tackle this growing health crisis.
422 million people. That’s the number of adults now living with diabetes according to an inaugural report recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). With Type 2 diabetes representing up to 90% of all diabetes cases, it is clear that our sweet tooth needs to be pulled. Professor Stephen Colagiuri, the only Australian who […]
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