Rethink Sugary Drinks
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Reality check: Are sugar taxes a cash grab or do they prompt healthier choices?The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages that are meant to encourage people to make healthier choices don’t actually work, but a Waterloo, Ont.,-based researcher says they have drawn on “very little of the real evidence” in making their claim.ConsumerNov 17, 2017
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A tax on sugary drinks would save 13,000 lives and raise $43B, Canadian study suggestsNew Canadian research suggests that a sugary drinks tax could save 13,000 lives and even raise $43 billion over the course of 25 years.HealthMar 16, 2017
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