Soda Tax in Berkeley
22 Feb '19 16:451 editI see that Berkeley CA’s tax on added-sugar drinks has been proven effective in reducing consumption of such drinks in Berkeley.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/04/18/in-berkeley-soda-tax-is-doing-what-its-supposed-to-do/#7d59df7a2cae
“Berkeley residents cut their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by half in the three years after passing a soda tax in 2014, according to a UC Berkeley study that is among the first to document a long-term change in drinking habits from a citywide levy.”
“The study, published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, comes as California legislators are considering multiple statewide measures to reduce consumption of sugary beverages, which have been linked to obesity and related chronic health problems like diabetes and heart disease.”
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““The research certainly suggests that taxes continue to have huge potential as a public health tool,” said Dr. Kristine Madsen, senior author of the paper and faculty director of the Berkeley Food Institute in UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. “This is a major success in Berkeley””
I don’t think the penny per ounce tax is a big enough financial hit to drive a change of this size. It is the buzz created in what is sometimes called the People’s Republic of Berkeley.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/04/18/in-berkeley-soda-tax-is-doing-what-its-supposed-to-do/#7d59df7a2cae
“Berkeley residents cut their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by half in the three years after passing a soda tax in 2014, according to a UC Berkeley study that is among the first to document a long-term change in drinking habits from a citywide levy.”
“The study, published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, comes as California legislators are considering multiple statewide measures to reduce consumption of sugary beverages, which have been linked to obesity and related chronic health problems like diabetes and heart disease.”
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““The research certainly suggests that taxes continue to have huge potential as a public health tool,” said Dr. Kristine Madsen, senior author of the paper and faculty director of the Berkeley Food Institute in UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. “This is a major success in Berkeley””
I don’t think the penny per ounce tax is a big enough financial hit to drive a change of this size. It is the buzz created in what is sometimes called the People’s Republic of Berkeley.
