Most Americans oppose soda tax, survey suggests

Hawaiian task force to examine link between sugary drinks and health

01-Feb-2012

Hawaiian governor Neil Abercrombie has said he won’t push for a soda tax this year – but he will establish a task force intended to reduce Hawaiians’ consumption of sugary beverages and try to find a solution to childhood obesity.

Blanket tax on ‘liquid candy’ soft drinks would give US health kick, Columbia study

10-Jan-2012

A penny-per-ounce tax on sugary soft drinks would ‘substantially reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease amongst US adults’, according to a new study by academics at Columbia University.

Soft drink sales stalled when clear caloric information given, Johns Hopkins study

22-Dec-2011

Sales of soft drinks to adolescents in Baltimore City nose-dived when study participants were exposed to ‘easily understandable’ information about calorie content, according to a new US study.

Most Americans oppose soda tax, survey suggests

Most Americans do not support taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks, according to the results of a new survey published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.

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Hawaiian task force to examine link between sugary drinks and health

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