Are Soda Taxes A Cure For Obesity?

Roughly one in four Canadian adults is obese ‒ with the percentage of obese Canadians continuing to rise. Every year, obesity results in billions of dollars in preventable health care costs for governments, taxpayers, employers and families. To reverse this trend, many public health advocates, among whom the Ontario Medical Association, have been calling for various types of taxes and regulation on fatty and sugary foods. These include a “soda tax,” that is, a tax on soft drinks and other sweetened beverages.

Media release :: A tax to protect public health?