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Would Taxing Unhealthy Foods Improve Public Health Response?

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Would Taxing Unhealthy Foods Improve Public Health Response? A systematic review of the available evidence suggests that they do, decreasing the consumption of unhealthy foods—the more you tax, the lower consumption drops—and, increasing the consumption of healthy foods—the more you subsidize foods like fruits and vegetables, the cheaper you make them, the more may be

Do Soda Taxes Improve Public Health?

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Do Soda Taxes Improve Public Health? Soda Taxes Are a ‘No-Brainer’ for Public Health, Says the Author of a New Study on Them. A new JAMA study suggests taxing sugary drinks really can make people buy fewer of them, potentially translating to better public health. … Studies conducted in places that have enacted soda taxes,