Jan 6, 2024 · Raising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an average of 31% reduced consumer purchases of those drinks by a third, …

Jan 6, 2024 · Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in …

A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax (SBT) [1][2][3] is a tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages by …

No state currently levies taxes on soda alone, but a few localities do. While often called soda taxes, these sugar sweetened beverage taxes also apply to iced teas, fruit drinks, sports …

Jan 11, 2024 · Sugar taxes in Boulder, Colorado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Oakland, California; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington were associated with a 33% reduction in …

Several U.S. cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar in order to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fatal flaw.

Jan 8, 2024 · A new study has found that sugary drink purchases declined by 33 percent following the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in five US cities, suggesting that this …

Jan 5, 2024 · Cities that imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and consumption fall by 33%. Research shows sugary drinks increase the risk of diet-related diseases.

Jan 4, 2024 · The new study found that retail prices of sugar-sweetened beverages increased by 33.1% over the two years following tax implementation in each city studied, and that there was …

Jan 5, 2024 · Public health impacts aren't as clear. Soda taxes that have added to the price of cans, bottles and Big Gulps in a handful of cities including Philadelphia and San Francisco …