Dispatches: Sugar tax on fizzy drinks; diabetes stigma; Misinformation risk of AI

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Dispatches: Sugar tax on fizzy drinks; diabetes stigma; Misinformation risk of AI

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A tax on soft drink manufacturers was shown to reduce dental hospitalisations in children [Image: Shannon Stapleton / Reuters]
Sugar tax on fizzy drinks cuts child hospitalisations, The UK soft drinks industry levy, introduced in 2018, may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12 per cen
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