{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b372fb-6c93-4b88-85e3-09e9775d1494/6aad18f08577b7eb50904b44?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Limerick research on sugar tax","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba15241a8cbe26bf3cf18c/1789728974155-a35be5fa-34c9-4f7b-ac13-7a407a12f596.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Researchers here in Limerick are calling for Ireland's sugar tax to be extended to sweets, chocolate and confectionery, including biscuits.</p><p><br></p><p>Research led by Limerick-based Dr Frank Houghton of TUS has highlighted how packets of biscuits costing as little as 55 cents can contain more than 1,500 calories.</p><p><br></p><p>And the researchers are asking whether making these products more expensive could help tackle obesity, particularly among children and young people.</p><p><br></p><p> Dr Frank Houghton, Principal Investigator of the HEALR research group at TUS in Limerick, who led this research joins the show...</p><p><br></p><p>Image via Getty.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Live95"}