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Taxing Soda for Public Health: A Canadian Perspective

Taxing Soda for Public Health: A Canadian Perspective

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EconomicsInvesting & FinanceMedical Reference

ISBN10: 3319815652
ISBN13: 9783319815657
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jun 12 2018
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This timely reference analyzes the rationale, impact, and feasibility of taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a public health measure to contribute curbing obesity and diabetes rates, specifically in Canada. It presents the pros and cons of taxing soda, with the latest data on adverse health effects of its consumption, plus the various business and political issues surrounding the contentious proposition. Reviewed research is multidisciplinary, spanning health and medicine to ethics, economics, and law. Conclusions and caveats are clear and presented at a comfort level for the general reader. The result is a blueprint for analyzing the relevancy of taxes on sweetened soft drinks or other low-nutrition food products, plus a trove of valuable insights into aspects of government decision-making and consumer food behavior.

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