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Soda taxes have helped trim sales of sugary drinks. Public health impacts aren't as clear.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSoda taxes that have added to the price of cans, bottles and Big Gulps in a handful of cities...
Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRaising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an...
Study: Sugary drink tax appears to be equitable public policy
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA University of Washington study about taxing sweetened drinks shows that a tax might be effective...
Increased taxes on sweet drinks causes drop in sales, study finds
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum revealed...
WHO pushes for higher taxes on alcohol, sugary drinks
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing for higher taxes on alcohol and sugary drinks,...
Study of Seattle's sweetened beverage tax shows reduction in BMI among children
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSEATTLE - The contentious sweetened beverage tax in Seattle is proving to show healthy results. The tax took effect in 2018. It was designed to cut down on consumption of sweetened drinks and ...
Soda taxes can’t reverse the obesity epidemic
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMany public health advocates and scholars see sugar-sweetened-beverage taxes (often simply called soda taxes) as key to reducing obesity and its adverse...
Sales of sugary drinks plunge 33% in cities taxing those beverages, study finds
Food Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoThe American Beverage Association, which represents Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, said these taxes have not...
WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDonfiore | Dreamstime.com How do you mark the anniversary of Prohibition's repeal? At Reason we...
That Time McDonald's Was Sued For Overcharging Its Soda
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMcDonald's soda cup - Rapideye/Getty Images McDonald's has faced many lawsuits over the years, some...