CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.
With two-thirds of Americans either overweight or obese, policymakers are increasingly looking at taxing as a way to address obesity on a population level.
link: Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say - Yahoo! News
And as soon as they figure out some theory of second-hand calories they can not only tax pizza, they can make you stand outside to eat it.
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So in twenty years we'll all be, um, weightless?
Me, it might take 30.
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