Ounces of Prevention — The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages
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li c h ea lt h d is co u rs e. S u g ar -s w ee te n ed b ev er ag es (s o d a sw ee te n ed w it h s u g ar , co rn sy ru p , o r o th er c al o ri c sw ee te n er s an d o th er c ar b o n at ed a n d u n ca rb o n at ed d ri n k s, su ch as sp o rt s an d en er g y d ri n k s) m ay b e th e si n g le l ar g es t d ri ve r o f th e o b esi ty ep id em ic . A re ce n t m et aan al ys is f o u n d t h at t h e in ta k e o f su g ar ed b ev er ag es is as so ci at ed w it h i n cr ea se d b o d y w ei g h t, p o o r
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Ounces of prevention--the public policy case for taxes on sugared beverages.
1 n engl j med 10.1056/nejmp0902392 T obesity epidemic has inspired calls for public health measures to prevent diet-related diseases. One controversial idea is now the subject of public debate: food taxes. Forty states already have small taxes on sugared beverages and snack foods, but in the past year, Maine and New York have proposed large taxes on sugared beverages, and similar discussions h...
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