Health Care Officials Watch to See If Mexico's Soft Drink Tax Will Lower Obesity Stan Diel - AL.com
go to original January 18, 2014

Will tax on sugary drinks make Mexico healthier? (BBC/NewsStand)

Public health officials around the world are closely watching Mexico, which two weeks ago implemented the world’s most far-reaching tax intended to address obesity by cutting sales of soft drinks.

Mexico, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity at 33 percent and an epidemic of diabetes, added a 10 percent tax per liter of soda effective Jan. 1. That country’s 118 million citizens drink an average of 163 liters of soda each per year, and the tax is expected to reduce that to 141 liters, The Guardian reports. If successful, the tax could prevent 630,000 cases of diabetes by 2030, the newspaper reports.

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