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Limerick research on sugar tax
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Researchers here in Limerick are calling for Ireland's sugar tax to be extended to sweets, chocolate and confectionery, including biscuits.
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.
And the researchers are asking whether making these products more expensive could help tackle obesity, particularly among children and young people.
Dr Frank Houghton, Principal Investigator of the HEALR research group at TUS in Limerick, who led this research joins the show...
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