Taxing snacks could be better at reducing obesity than simply targeting sugary drinks.
That's according to a new study which comes a year after the Government introduced a "sugar tax" on fizzy drinks.
The study - published in the British Medical Journal - found that a reduction in the consumption in high-sugar snacks has a better chance at improving people's health compared to taxing fizzy drinks.
A 20 percent tax on sugary snacks like cake, biscuits, and chocolate could reduce a person's calorie intake by 8,900 calories over the course of a year.
This would amount it a weight loss of 1.3kg.
Whereas a similar price increase on sugary drinks would result in an average weight loss of just 203 grams.
1 in 4 Irish adults are obese, while 1 in 4 children overweight.
