Soda taxes turn out to be very effective at curbing soda drinking

Get the Full StoryA new study finds that three years after a soda tax passed in Berkeley, California, the amount of sugary drinks people consumed plummeted.

Months after the city of Berkeley, California, passed a soda tax in 2014, consumption of sugar-filled drinks from Coke and Pepsi to energy drinks and sweetened coffee or tea dropped 21 . Three years later, it dropped even more: Residents report drinking 52 fewer sugary drinks than they did before the tax passed.Read Full Story

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