Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is likely to decrease consumption, resulting in lower rates of diabetes and heart disease, and these health benefits are expected to be greatest for the low-income, Hispanic and African-American Californians who are at highest risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
via Smart Health Shop Forum http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartHealthShopForum/~3/QJ6_HJPxHBs/15991-beverage-sugar-tax-targets-minorities-health.html
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