The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

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Article from the New England Journal of Medicine

This article examines trends in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, evidence linking these beverages to adverse health outcomes, and approaches to designing a tax system that could promote good nutrition and help the nation recover health care costs associated with the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

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