New disease cases avoided by a 20 percent tax on sugary beverages in Canada 2016-2041
This statistic displays the estimated number of new disease cases that would be prevented by adding a 20 percent beverage tax on sugary drinks in Canada from 2016-2041. According to the research, 138,635 cases of type 2 diabetes caused by sugar sweetened beverages would be avoided with a 20 percent tax on such beverages.