Tag: SSB
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Study Purportedly Links SSB Consumption to Higher Risk of Death from Cancer
A study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society has purportedly found that people who drank two or more servings of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) per day had a 5% higher risk of death from particular types of cancer than people who never drank SSBs. Marjorie L. McCullough et al., “Sugar- and Artificially-Sweetened Beverages and…
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Consumers Argue Sports Drink is Soda Equivalent
Four consumers have filed a putative class action alleging that BA Sports Nutrition’s BodyArmor SuperDrink sports drinks are “unlawfully fortified junk food.” Silver v. BA Sports Nutrition LLC, No. 20-0633 (N.D. Cal., filed January 28, 2020). “BodyArmor does not provide ‘superior’ or ‘better’ hydration to Plaintiffs and other consumers than other beverages, nor are the…
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Proposed D.C. SSB Tax Would Shift Burden to Manufacturers
A Washington, D.C., Council member, with the support of seven other members, has introduced a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) that would replace a sales tax that took effect in early October 2019 with an excise tax applied to SSB manufacturers. According to a press release, the Healthy Beverage Choices Act of 2019 “repeals the…
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Tax on Foods with Sugar May Fight Obesity More than SSB Taxes, BMJ Study Asserts
A U.K. modeling study has apparently found that a 20% tax on foods with high levels of sugar could reduce rates of obesity more than taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Scheelbeek et al., “Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study,” BMJ, September…
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Study Purportedly Links SSB Consumption and Cancer
French researchers have published a study in BMJ purportedly finding that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) “was significantly associated with the risk of overall cancer” while the “consumption of artificially sweetened beverages was not associated with the risk of cancer.” Chazelas et al., “Sugary drink consumption and risk of cancer: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective…
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Vox Compares SSB Taxes to Corner Store Initiatives
Vox Media’s podcast The Impact has examined New York City’s and Chicago’s approaches to combating obesity, including Chicago’s imposition of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). A reporter first speaks to employees of an initiative in New York that encourages corner-store owners to stock more healthy foods, and she finds that the results have been…
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Ban on SSB Taxes Passes in Washington, Fails in Oregon
Washington voters have reportedly approved a ballot measure that will prevent the state legislature from implementing a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The measure will not repeal Seattle’s tax but will prevent other local governments within the state from imposing new SSB taxes. A similar initiative in Oregon failed to pass; critics of the measure…
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U.K. SSB Tax Produces “Minimal Impact” on Consumer Behavior, Survey Finds
Nielsen has announced the results of a survey of U.K. consumers comparing opinions about sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) before and after the country’s SSB tax took effect in April 2018, finding “minimal impact on consumer behaviour.” The survey reportedly found that 62 percent of consumers “claim to have not changed their consumption behaviour in any way…