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A man drinks a soft drink at a store in Mexico City. Last year, the Mexican government has imposed a 1 peso per liter tax on soda and sugary drinks to combat obesity.

Mexico’s soda tax is starting to change some habits, say health advocates

Health

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg couldn’t do it in New York. But Mexico adopted a soda tax last year, and health advocates say they’re starting to see some results.

Mexicans are debating the role junk food plays in Mexico's national obesity rate.

Mexico’s lawmakers are trying to reduce the appetite for sugary, fizzy drinks with new law

Health & Medicine

Bloomberg’s New York sugary drink ban blocked in court

Global Politics

Judge Strikes Down New York’s Large Soda Ban

The World

Soda Size: Taking the Big Out of the Gulp

Health & Medicine
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