Pizza, soda tax may curb obesity - Investor's Business Daily
Posted by admin / Under Obesity National Post | Pizza, soda tax may curb obesity Investor's Business Daily Putting 18% tax on pizza and soda would likely spur US adults to reduce their calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds a year, ... Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say Study: Junk food tax could make us healthier Would tax on soda make Americans healthier and states richer? |
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NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity - AFP
Posted by admin / Under Obesity TopNews United States | NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity AFP He called obesity "the biggest public health challenge of this and the next few decades." Public officials in New York and other states are echoing that ... New York governor defends soda tax Healthy Solution: Taxing Sodas Soda Can Harm Your Child's Health |
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Soda industry is doing its part against obesity - Plain Dealer (blog)
Posted by admin / Under Obesity Seattle Post Intelligencer | Soda industry is doing its part against obesity Plain Dealer (blog) By Other Voices Our industry agrees that childhood obesity is a serious problem, and, like The Plain Dealer, we also applaud First Lady Michelle Obama for ... US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda tax War on Soft Drinks Bubbles out of Schools Soda-makers say school sales plummet |
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Study Says High Calorie Snacks Are to Blame for Obesity Epidemic - Voice of America
Posted by admin / Under Obesity Little About (blog) | Study Says High Calorie Snacks Are to Blame for Obesity Epidemic Voice of America Childhood obesity continues to spread in the US and elsewhere. A new study finds excessive snacking is the main culprit. One in three children in the United ... Obesity Epidemic! Blame it on the high calorie snacks Our Say: Childhood obesity a problem we all need to address University of North Carolina study links snacking trends to childhood obesity |
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Fat KidsGet ready for a new front in the war on obesity. - Slate
Posted by admin / Under Obesity A Pakistan News | Fat KidsGet ready for a new front in the war on obesity. Slate In an effort to win the war on obesity—the spoils of which include an estimated tens or hundreds of thousands of lives per year, and billions of dollars in ... Tackling obesity crucial to nation's long-term health Childhood Obesity: Schools Should NOT Weigh Kids (3/2010) Should Religious Communities Do More to Combat Obesity? Matthew Feinstein Answers |
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