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Editorial
. 2016 Jan 6:352:h6904.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6904.

Taxing sugar

Franco Sassi  1
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Editorial

Taxing sugar

Franco Sassi. BMJ. .

Abstract

An old idea with a new place in the fight against obesity?

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: I have read and understood the BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following: none.

Comment on

  • Research, doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6704

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