12Jun

Doctors call for ‘fat tax’ on Coca-Cola and Pepsi | the Daily Mail

Posted by Jeff as Public Policy

Good intentions, bad medicine (pun intended). I don’t know about you, but I see just as many teenagers drinking Starbucks as I do Coca-Colas… ever consider how many calories are in Starbucks drinks? I did, that grande Caramel Frappucino you like so much is 430 calories, 16 grams of fat, and 61 grams of carbs. Source: Starbucks published nutritional data.

Doctors call for ‘fat tax’ on Coca-Cola and Pepsi | the Daily Mail:

Doctors will this week declare war on America’s soft drinks industry by calling for a ‘fat tax’ to combat the nation’s obesity epidemic.

UPDATE: Guess I’m not the only one who has noticed a lot of chubby Starbucks customers….

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