Tax 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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How much sugar are your kids eating? Take a look at 3 new sugar limit guidelinesFor the first time, the American Heart Association issued its recommendations on added sugar urging parents to make sure kids between two and 18 are eating fewer than six teaspoons per day.HealthAug 23, 2016
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