Research Supporting Soda Tax Questionable

The Huffington Post
By Dr. Pamela Peeke, MD and author
January 16, 2010

In an editorial on the Huffington Post on February 16, 2010, Dr. Pamela Peek asks the question, “Can a beverage tax really solve America’s battle with the bulge?” She concludes that, “Of course not, and worse still, such taxes may have the opposite effect.” Dr. Pamela questions the validity of research that calls for taxes on sodas, and presents even more evidence that shows that such taxes would have no effect at all. 

Read the full editorial here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-pamela-peeke/can-you-tax-away-obesity_b_464220.html