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Why taxing meat could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year (World Economic Forum)

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        International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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        12.11.18

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        Climate, Environment, Health, Nutrition

      The World Economic Forum published an article about the recent sentiment that consuming red and processed meats can have detrimental health effects such as heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and cancer.  IFPRI research fellows Keith Wiebe and Sherman Robinson’s research was included in the article analyzing the impact of regulated red and processed meat consumption through a health tax on meat. 

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