Sentences with phrase «ounce soda tax»

The researchers estimate that putting a penny - per - ounce soda tax on sweetened drinks could prevent almost 8,000 strokes, 100,000 instances of heart disease, as well as 26,000 deaths each year.

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Despite the majority of its residents» opposition, Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to approve a 1.5 - cent - per - ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks.

Council member Mary M. Cheh (D - Ward 3), who sponsored the legislation, said she will propose a penny - per - ounce tax on soda, an idea that appears to have broad council support.

The researchers modeled these health benefits by taking into mind the number of sodas and sugary drinks Americans consume each year and calculating how much less they'd drink if a penny - per - ounce tax were added on to these beverages.