Data shows the sugar tax was actually working — until N.L. axed it

• 1 day ago
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• Duration 2:37

Researchers had just cracked the lid on a rich data set showing the Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax was reducing sugar consumption and creating revenue for healthy programs in Newfoundland and Labrador…when the government killed the tax. The study’s authors explain why it was such an effective policy, and why some people hated it anyway.