Download or read book Sugar, Rum and Tobacco written by Mike Berridge and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a sugar tax improve public health? Even if it can, is it the right thing to do? One of New Zealand’s foremost health scientists, Mike Berridge, teams up with tax expert Lisa Marriott to explore the issue. This BWB Text explains the relationship between sugar and ill-health, and explores how taxes can reduce people’s sugar intake. It draws on research and case studies from around the world, including Denmark, Mexico and the Pacific. With New Zealand now the third most obese nation in the OECD, Berridge and Marriott’s discussion is a timely addition to a contentious debate.