Sugary drinks tax 'would stop millions becoming obese'

[maureenho]

Sugary drinks tax 'would stop millions becoming obese'

By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website

A 20% tax on sugary drinks in the UK would prevent 3.7 million people becoming obese over the next decade, a report predicts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35604314

[annie]

Don't think it will make any difference, they kept putting up the tax on cigarettes, but it didn't stop people smoking. Some people just have no self-control

[maureenho]

I don't think it will make any difference either, tax on sugary drinks won't stop people eating high fat junk food which I believe is a big factor in obesity.