Taxing Soda for Public Health A Canadian Perspective /

• Main Authors: Le Bodo, Yann (Author), Paquette, Marie-Claude (Author), De Wals, Philippe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Tax accounting.; Tax laws.; Health promotion.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Economics.; Business Taxation/Tax Law.

This timely reference analyzes the rationale, impact, and feasibility of taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a public health measure to contribute curbing obesity and diabetes rates, specifically in Canada. It presents the pros and cons of taxing soda, with the latest data on adverse hea...