The equity profile of a #tax on sugar-sweetened #beverages, long-lasting benefits of #education gains, and potential synergies with other interventions, make a #sodatax an attractive option for policymakers to consider: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133122000147 #sugar #taxation #nutrition #health

"Study says #SodaTax SLASHES #obesity rates in young girls!"
That's the #headline. But this study in PLOS Medicine offers slim evidence for an association of the tax with a trend in a small subsegment of the population. Not a robust causal relationship.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/01/proving-a-point-again-on-soda-taxes/