Staten Island Advance: Soda tax win-win for New Yorkers

Release Date: April 28, 2010 This content is archived.

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A letter to the editor in the Staten Island Advance calls a soda tax a win-win proposition for New Yorkers as a source of revenue and a way to combat obesity, and cites a study by UB researchers that showed that taxing unhealthy food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable.

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