date:Sep 05, 2019
egative health outcomes. For example, the US city of Berkley saw a 52 percent drop in the consumption of sugary drinks after it levied the nations first soda tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, effective since November 2014.
Meanwhile, if the US were to implement a nation-wide soda tax, it would yield US$7 billion per year, according to an economic assessment based on an analysis of health benefits and consumer behavior. The work highlighted that a tax would bring advantages similar to those of