France Bans Free Soda Refills in Attack on Obesity quoting : The New York Times

A year later, it imposed a "soda tax." On Friday, the government said no restaurants can offer free refills of sodas and other sugary drinks. Mexico added a 10 percent surcharge on sugary drinks in 2014 to reduce alarming levels of diabetes there. Philadelphia became the first major city this year to introduce a tax on soda and other sugary drinks, provoking public outrage. The law, which takes effect immediately, said it aimed to "limit, especially among the young," the risks of obesity and diabetes. The new regulation is the latest attempt to tackle what the government called a relentless rise in the national obesity rate.




France has banned restaurants from offering unlimited refills of soda and sugary drinks , the latest bid to decrease the rise in the nation's obesity rate. The new order, implemented on Jan. 27, will mean that hotels, restaurants and school cafeterias will no longer have soda fountains. Even though France's overall obesity rate is relatively low—41% of women and 57% of men between 30 to 60 were obese or overweight —the laws are in accordance with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. WHO presented statistics in 2016 on the good effects of imposing a sugar tax. The move is part of a spate of health initiatives implemented by the country, which includes a "soda tax" imposed on sweetened drinks, a ban on vending machines in schools and a limit on the servings of french fries to once a week in schools, the New York Times reports .

No More Unlimited Soda Refills in France as Nation Battles Obesity

In Mexico, the world leader in soda consumption, a ten percent soda tax has helped to reduce sales by as much as twelve percent. While it's too soon to measure the benefits of those cities' recent taxes, the 2015 soda tax passed in Berkeley, Calif. appears to be showing signs of reducing the city's soda consumption rates. Efforts to tax soda and sugary soft drinks have also proven effective. "This habit is common in other countries and it is increasingly taking hold in France," France's Health Minister Marisol Tourain said in 2015 of the nation's rising soda consumption. Last October the World Health Organization called for global action in reducing the risks of type-2 diabetes, obesity, and tooth decay by limiting worldwide soda intake.



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