Dr. Grace O'Malley:

Absolutely, yes. She has been really active in advocating for liquid sugar reductions. We know that dental caries have increased. Separate to any influence on weight, having sugar-sweetened beverages will increase dental caries. The UK ran a study last year with the World Health Organization, WHO, examining sugar limits. The current guidelines are already too high to try to address. In the UK National Health Service, NHS, dental caries is one of the highest cost burdens. For the reduction in dental caries alone, forgetting about the long-term effect on weight, the sugar tax will be positive. However, we have to be able to evaluate that.