What do you think of the proposed soda tax?

[rie'smom]

If anyone thinks for 1 second that a tax on soda will curb childhood obesity, think again.
For goodness sakes, the parents have to buy healthy nutritious food instead of fast food crap and junk. You have to actually take the time to shop and read labels, then go home, prep fresh veggies, and cook them. Too many people are lazy and prefer to go to a drive through and buy oil laden, empty calorie "food".
Buy 3 orders of fries and 2 fried apple pies and you've met your daily requirement for fruits and vegetables.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I really don't care if they tax the junk food, as long as they spend as much effort making the healthy food cheaper.

Do you really think that's going to happen?

 

[OceanAnnie]

Pea-n-Me, thanks for the articles. Pizza is next, huh? Even the healthy ones?

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I haven't read the comments, so it's possible this was already mentioned. But they know this isn't going to curb sales and that's exactly what they're hoping for because they know it's a surefire money-maker. They don't want it to work. They're just trying to make us think that they want us to eat better, blah blah blah.

It's bad enough you're taxing me... but don't lie about it and pretend you're doing it for my own good

 

[Planogirl]

I haven't read the comments, so it's possible this was already mentioned. But they know this isn't going to curb sales and that's exactly what they're hoping for because they know it's a surefire money-maker. They don't want it to work. They're just trying to make us think that they want us to eat better, blah blah blah.

It's bad enough you're taxing me... but don't lie about it and pretend you're doing it for my own good

Exactly. This is so transparent that it might as well be invisible.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Pea-n-Me, thanks for the articles. Pizza is next, huh? Even the healthy ones?

Thank you for bringing the subject up. It's been an interesting read.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Thank you for bringing the subject up. It's been an interesting read.

You're welcome! I've found it interesting too.

I didn't know Canada, and so many states already had this in place. And I didn't know there were states that have other foods targeted as well, but then it isn't as early in the game as I thought.

 

[bicker]

It's a simple math equation of calories in and calories out.

Yet-another research article released this week refuting that losing weight is as simple as ladycollector claimed:

A. Janet Tomiyama, Traci Mann, Danielle Vinas, Jeffrey M. Hunger, Jill DeJager, and Shelley E. Taylor
Low Calorie Dieting Increases Cortisol
Psychosom Med Published April 5, 2010, 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181d9523c

http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/PSY.0b013e3181d9523cv1