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Cities across the nation have passed tax increase on sugar content in sweetened beverages. Despite the good intentions, research has shown efforts by companies have already reduced sugar and offered alternative options to informed consumers, making them unnecessary.

With no solid scientific evidence proving sugary drinks cause obesity more than any other sugary product, soda tax activists are desperate for proof their crusade will at once stop people from drinking killer Cokes and make them healthy. Lucky for the activists, in the world of nanny-state nutrition, it isn’t long before a dubious “study” is presented to align with their ideological vision of the future.

Obesity is a public health time bomb in young as well as older Americans. It affects 12.4 percent of children ages 2 to 5, 17 percent of those ages 6…

New York City is famous for a lot of things, from the Statue of Liberty to the 9/11World Trade Center attacks, from Rockefeller Center to Seventh Street delis, from Times…

Over at Heartland’s Health Care News, Ben Domenech has a great article on the increasing role government is taking in our lives, particularly in what we eat: Unfortunately, as Schweikart…

Last year the Washington state legislature passed a series of discriminatory “sin” taxes on soft drinks, candy, and bottled water. In November Washington voters will have a chance to decide…