Harmful products need to be taxed, experts say

Healthcare systems and taxation must be linked, say academics from the Universities of Auckland, Otago and Oxford. Xinhua Says: Additional taxes on unhealthy foods could prevent a range of deaths and reduce the incidence of diabetes and other diseases.

Reduced taxes on vegetables and fruits avoided 560 deaths a year. Additional 20 percent tax on fatty foods prevents 1,500 deaths.

The high price of junk food and the low price of healthy food puts the buyer before a choice: pay for pleasure and bring his death closer or use affordable and healthy food.

Additional taxes, scientists say, should be levied on foods with a high salt content. Food products that produce a large amount of greenhouse gases deserve special attention.. This will avoid nearly 4,000 deaths..

medvesti. com.