date:Jun 06, 2012
ng taxes on things like soft drinks doesnt change consumption very much. So it is an ineffective measure,said Winkler.
He argues instead that the real way to get the public eating healthier is to shift the pricing ratio between healthy and unhealthy foods.The goal is to make the healthy choice the cheaper choice.
The real question is how we go about this!
Possible solutions
In hisBMJletter, Winkler suggests several ways help achieve these changes: including putting pressure on industry to re