How many lives could a soda tax save?
Every year, Americans drink 13.8 billion gallons of soda, fruit punch, sweet tea, sports drinks, and other sweetened beverages—a mass consumption of sugar that is fueling soaring obesity and diabetes rates in the United States. Source: University of California - San Francisco - Discipline: Health...
Source: LabSpaces - Tuesday, 10 January
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