1.0Global Food Research Programhttps://www.globalfoodresearchprogram.orgBridget Hollingsworthhttps://www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org/author/bhollingsworth/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OMhfe8TlX3"><a href="https://www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org/consumer-reports-asks-can-sin-taxes-solve-americas-obesity-problem/">Consumer Reports asks Can ‘Sin Taxes’ Solve America’s Obesity Problem?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org/consumer-reports-asks-can-sin-taxes-solve-americas-obesity-problem/embed/#?secret=OMhfe8TlX3" width="600" height="338" title="“Consumer Reports asks Can ‘Sin Taxes’ Solve America’s Obesity Problem?” — Global Food Research Program" data-secret="OMhfe8TlX3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> A recent article from Consumer Reports, titled “Can ‘Sin Taxes’ Solve America’s Obesity Problem?” reviews recent policy levying taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and junk food, the impact of such taxes in municipalities within America and countries around the world, and quotes Dr. Barry Popkin on the research surrounding these taxes and their effects on intake. While a […]