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JoeyT

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2. Sugary drinks are part of the problem,

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 08:24 PM

Oct 2015

but far from the whole problem, or even most of the problem. A big part of it is the inability to buy anything that isn't loaded up with extra fat and sugar, especially if you're poor. Unfortunately, you can't really just tax poor people into eating healthy when they can't afford the healthy stuff to start with.

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Mexico: Sugary-Drinks Tax Is Left Intact [View all] ErikJ Oct 2015 OP

"CIA Coups, Discredit, and Destabilization Bureau. How may I direct your call?" forest444 Oct 2015 #1

Sugary drinks are part of the problem, JoeyT Oct 2015 #2

1 soft drink contains more than 2 times the daily recommended amount of sugar. ErikJ Oct 2015 #3

Yeah, I'm totally a lobbyist for big sugar, that's why I said sugar was bad. n/t JoeyT Oct 2015 #4

You sound like the Big Oil lobbyists then. ErikJ Oct 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author JoeyT Nov 2015 #8

Softdrinks are popular in latin america because of how unsafe tap water is puzzledeagle Oct 2015 #6

Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay are the exception. forest444 Oct 2015 #7