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Kelly Brownell of the Yale Rudd Center and Tom Friedan of the New York City Health Department write that taxes on sodas make sense as a way to get people to consume less of them (New England Journal of Medicine, April
8).
Cutting down on sugary drinks is the first thing to do to control
weight. Brownell and Friedan lay out the arguments for and against
soda taxes and conclude that this approach has significant potential
for improving health. Take a look at the paper and see if you agree.
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