Sentences with phrase «berkeley soda tax»

«Berkeley soda tax fizzles out.»

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As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

American cities like Berkeley, Boulder, Seattle, and Philadelphia have already put in place some version of the soda tax, which is aimed at reducing obesity.

Watch the Ecology Center's video: Berkeley vs. Big Soda, and learn how Berkeley voters won a soda tax.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Bloomberg, who tried — and failed — to ban over-sized sodas in the Big Apple, and provided millions of dollars to support successful soda - tax initiatives in Mexico and Berkeley, Calif., is now backing a campaign to pass a sugary - drinks tax in Philadelphia.

These new study results differ from those of a working paper on Berkeley soda prices published in August, which suggested that a smaller proportion of the tax was passed through to the retail price of soda.

Berkeley officials hoped that the soda tax would raise prices and lead residents to avoid energy - dense sugar - sweetened beverages, considered a culprit for high rates of obesity and chronic disease.

A new study finds that Berkeley's soda tax led to higher retail prices of sugary drinks sold in the city.

«Regardless of price increases, soda taxes can be a means of sustainably funding public health efforts,» said study senior author Dr. Kristine Madsen, an associate professor at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.

In the study, researchers analyzed the effect of a soda tax implemented in Berkeley, Calif., in early 2015.

NPR reported on the first soda tax to be passed in the US, with voters in Berkeley, California, passing the measure aimed at reducing the effects of sugar consumption on health, particularly increased rates of obesity and diabetes.