A peer-reviewed study from Griffith University has placed Australia's long-debated sugar tax back at the centre of public health conversation, projecting that a 20 per cent levy on sweetened beverages could prevent millions of dental health crises and generate over a billion dollars for health services across the next quarter-century. The research arrives in a country where nearly one in three adults carries untreated tooth decay, and where the gap between what science recommends and what politics permits has long been wide. With 116 nations already taxing sugary drinks and the United Kingdom'
New research bolsters case for $1.4B sugar tax on Australian beverages
Approximately one-third of Australians aged 15+ currently have untreated tooth decay or cavities, with lower-income households disproportionately affected by oral health disparities.
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