All we want for Christmas is a sugar tax…

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DATE 12 Dec 2022

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'Tis the season for over-indulgence, especially for children with sugar.

Our latest policy brief outlines how advanced modelling shows a 20% sugar-sweetened beverage tax is a best buy for reducing child obesity in Australia.

The dynamic simulation model of Australian child and adolescent overweight and obesity was co-developed with child health researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policy makers, and incorporates expert knowledge and best evidence.

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DATE 12 Dec 2022

TYPE Prevention Centre News

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Overweight and obesity

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Tackling childhood obesity with big data and dynamic simulation modelling

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Advanced modelling shows a 20% sugar-sweetened beverage tax is a best buy for reducing child obesity in Australia

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Date 12 Dec 2022

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  <p><strong>'Tis the season for over-indulgence, especially for children with sugar.</strong></p>

<p>Our latest policy brief outlines how advanced modelling shows a 20% sugar-sweetened beverage tax is a best buy for reducing child obesity in Australia.</p>

<p>The dynamic simulation model of Australian child and adolescent overweight and obesity was co-developed with child health researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policy makers, and  incorporates expert knowledge and best evidence. </p>

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<p>This article is republished from <a href="https://preventioncentre.org.au/"><u>The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre </u></a> under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence. <a href="https://preventioncentre.org.au/news/all-we-want-for-christmas-is-a-sugar-tax/">Read the original article</a>.</p>

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