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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 1620429" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p><strong>"She Took on Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced."</strong> </p><p></p><p>"[Her] group had raised money, rallied allies to the cause and produced a provocative television ad that warned consumers how sugar-laden beverages can lead to obesity and <strong>diet-related illnesses like diabetes</strong>.[my boldface; snip]</p><p></p><p>"The battle over taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is becoming one of the world’s most ferocious policy brawls — a clash of science, politics and money in dozens of countries and cities. [snip]</p><p></p><p>"The experience in Colombia may be the most extreme, but <strong>a juggernaut of industry opposition has killed or stalled soda tax proposals around the globe</strong>, including in Russia, Germany, Israel and New Zealand."</p><p></p><p>Full article in today's New York Times. There is a paywall, but you can read five articles per month for free. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/colombia-soda-tax-obesity.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/colombia-soda-tax-obesity.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1620429, member: 438800"] [B]"She Took on Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced."[/B] "[Her] group had raised money, rallied allies to the cause and produced a provocative television ad that warned consumers how sugar-laden beverages can lead to obesity and [B]diet-related illnesses like diabetes[/B].[my boldface; snip] "The battle over taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is becoming one of the world’s most ferocious policy brawls — a clash of science, politics and money in dozens of countries and cities. [snip] "The experience in Colombia may be the most extreme, but [B]a juggernaut of industry opposition has killed or stalled soda tax proposals around the globe[/B], including in Russia, Germany, Israel and New Zealand." Full article in today's New York Times. There is a paywall, but you can read five articles per month for free. [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/colombia-soda-tax-obesity.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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