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.
So in twenty years we'll all be, um, weightless?
ReplyDeleteMe, it might take 30.
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