Soda Tax on Sugary Soft Drinks Not a Good Strategy to Reduce Obesity

Taxing sugary beverages may help reduce calories, but the health benefits may not be so good as consumers substitute other unhealthy foods, concludes a joint study by researchers at RTI International, Duke University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The study, published in the iAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics/i, found that the reduction in sugary beverages due to a soda tax would likely lead consumers to substitute those calories by increasing ...

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