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Positive Effect Of Soda Tax By Marion Nestle

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In Marion Nestle’s blog post, she discusses the positive effect of the soda tax in Berkeley on soda consumption. She compared Berkeley’s soda intake data to the soda drinking of neighboring cities that do not have a soda tax. She noticed that the soda consumption decreased significantly in Berkeley and increased slightly in Oakland and San Francisco where there was no soda tax I agree completely with this blog post. Usually, I would not view an inaccessibility to food to be a positive thing. In this case, the more obstacles individuals had to go through for soda, the less it was bought. I experienced something similar to a soda tax myself. Like all college students, I am on a budget, so I try to be generally mindful of how much I spend and

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