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[-] Clbull@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I drink a lot of Coke Zero and mainly went on it because sugar taxes were making regular Coca Cola far more expensive.

The notion that big soda corporations are giving us cancer is quite concerning.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago

Let's be clear, sugary sodas are causing health problems right now.

[-] figaro@lemdro.id 7 points 1 year ago

Exactly this. I hate to say it but candy and sodas need to be taxed like cigarettes. The obesity crisis is very real. Over 70% of adults in the United States are overweight or obese.

[-] Lilith02@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Taxes don't really make people quit. It just makes them more poor. The best it does is over time people stop trying things long enough to get addicted.

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