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More Australians are overweight and obese than every before. Obesity alone is estimated to cost Australian taxpayers over $5.3billion per year. The Grattan Institute is calling for the government to implement a tax on non-alcoholic sugary beverages in a bid to halt growing obesity rates. The proposed tax, similar to the way cigarettes and leaded

Baby food in the firing line over obesity: Officials will examine if infant purees are too sugary, report reveals To tackle childhood obesity, Government will review products aimed at infants Similar report released in 2016 led to the sugary drinks tax in April this year The UK Government aims to halve children obesity rates by