article_snippet: The Liverpool team estimate there would be a fall of 33,000 in cases of stroke and heart disease and some 9,000 fewer victims of bowel cancer.
article_snippet: the figures relate to England alone and the researchers estimate it would lead to savings of £300m in the cost of treating these people over the 20 years, releasing money for other patients.
article_snippet: The research looking the impact of the levy was led by Brendan Collins, Research Fellow in Health Economics, University of Liverpool, who has created a model showing the effect by local authority area across England.
article_snippet: This found the areas likely to see the biggest benefits by virtue of the fact the areas have a younger population and higher consumption of the drinks were Slough, Manchester, Luton, Blackburn, Leicester, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Bradford and Nottingham.
highlights_snippet: Experts believe tax will reduce cases of diabetes by 50,000 over 20 years .
  
highlights_snippet: Cases of stroke and heart disease would also be cut by around 33,000 .
  