http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/soda-tax-just-a-public-policy-argument/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/soda-tax-just-a-public-policy-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-12599 tmana Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:55:04 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1105#comment-12599 Today's Lancet includes a thoughtful <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673609604633/fulltext?rss=yes" rel="nofollow">article</a> on the effects of "fat taxes", "healthy food" subsidies, and their effects on the poor. Today’s Lancet includes a thoughtful article on the effects of “fat taxes”, “healthy food” subsidies, and their effects on the poor.

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/soda-tax-just-a-public-policy-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-12265 Kathy W Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:47:12 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1105#comment-12265 I disagree with you. If you saw how many young kids, teenagers, are drinking soda, you would see why so many people are against sodas. Soda has no nutritional value what so ever. I am all for taxing sodas. I disagree with you. If you saw how many young kids, teenagers, are drinking soda, you would see why so many people are against sodas. Soda has no nutritional value what so ever. I am all for taxing sodas.

]]> http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/02/soda-tax-just-a-public-policy-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-12216 gastroanthropologist Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:48:10 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1105#comment-12216 I'm wondering why soda? There are so many other food and beverages that could be targeted as well, why is soda getting singled out? Fixing the obesity epidemic will not come from targeting sodas only. Soda companies seem to have permeated every food market, with their well-developed supply chains. Maybe we can learn how to use their model and work with them to bring better foods to more people. When it makes business sense to sell healthy foods, businesses will. Taxing a single item like soda will do little, if anything at all to fix obesity. I’m wondering why soda? There are so many other food and beverages that could be targeted as well, why is soda getting singled out? Fixing the obesity epidemic will not come from targeting sodas only. Soda companies seem to have permeated every food market, with their well-developed supply chains. Maybe we can learn how to use their model and work with them to bring better foods to more people. When it makes business sense to sell healthy foods, businesses will. Taxing a single item like soda will do little, if anything at all to fix obesity.

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