Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Sugar Tax, Might Not Work

Well Duh!  I could have told you that a sugar tax on beverages, or candy wouldn't work.  Although people do think about the price of foods such as sweets, with the huge range of treats available there's always a treat that will fit into any budget.  If you make sweet treats expensive people will just resort to finding a cheaper sweet treat.  If you want to control obesity in the world you have to change the way you look at the problem.  Hidden sugars in "healthy foods" and teaching people about portion controls will work much better than simply increasing the price.

Click here to read more about the sugar tax issues.

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