Tuesday, June 13, 2006
DOCS PUSH FOR SODA 'FAT TAX'
June 13, 2006 -- CHICAGO - Doctors are considering endorsing a tax on soda.
An American Medical Association committee recommended that the nation call for a "small" tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks because they are "devoid of nutritional value" and help make Americans fatter.
A resolution, which calls for the tax proceeds to go to anti-obesity efforts, will be voted on at the AMA convention in Chicago this week.
A health advocacy group, Center for Science and the Public Interest, estimated a penny-a-can tax could bring in more than $1 billion a year.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/docs_push_for_soda_fat_tax_nationalnews_.htm
An American Medical Association committee recommended that the nation call for a "small" tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks because they are "devoid of nutritional value" and help make Americans fatter.
A resolution, which calls for the tax proceeds to go to anti-obesity efforts, will be voted on at the AMA convention in Chicago this week.
A health advocacy group, Center for Science and the Public Interest, estimated a penny-a-can tax could bring in more than $1 billion a year.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/docs_push_for_soda_fat_tax_nationalnews_.htm
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