Roughly one in four Canadian adults is obese ‒ with the percentage of obese Canadians continuing to rise. Every year, obesity results in billions of dollars in preventable health care costs for governments, taxpayers, employers and families. To reverse this trend, many public health advocates, among whom the Ontario Medical Association, have been calling for various types of taxes and regulation on fatty and sugary foods. These include a "soda tax," that is, a tax on soft drinks and other sweetened beverages.

The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.

The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.

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Taxing soda and other junk food will not lead to lower obesity rates.

Taxing soda and other junk food will not lead to lower obesity rates.