referring to consumerist
World Health Organization Supports Taxes On Sugar Drinks To Curb Obesity – Consumerist
World Health Organization Supports Taxes On Sugar Drinks To Curb Obesity – Consumerist
Berkley, CA, is currently the only major U.S. city charging a tax on sugary drinks.The Philadelphia tax is coming soon — if it survives a beverage industry legal challenge.In spite of the slow adoption of, and opposition to, these so-called "soda taxes," the World Health Organization is recommending that more places could fight obesity and other ailments by making sugary drinks more expensive.
as well huffingtonpost
WHO Says All Countries Should Tax Sugary Drinks To Curb Obesity
WHO Says All Countries Should Tax Sugary Drinks To Curb Obesity
By Stephanie NebehayGENEVA (Reuters) - Governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.A 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion, the WHO said in "Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases", a report issued on World Obesity Day.Drinking fewer calorific sweet drinks is the best way to curb excessive weight and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, although fat and salt in processed foods are also at fault, WHO officials said.
by the same token on newsgram
Tax on Sugary Drinks Could Help Curb Global Obesity
Tax on Sugary Drinks Could Help Curb Global Obesity
The widespread consumption of sugar is a major factor in the growing global obesity epidemicThe WHO estimates 42 million children under age 5 were overweight or obese last year.This represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years.Nearly half of these children live in Asia and 25 percent in AfricaThe WHO report says China tops the worldwide obesity rankings with 43 million men and 46 million women.
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