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A group of researchers, writing in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday, suggested taxing could be used as a weapon in the fight against obesity, which costs the United States an estimated $147 billion a year in health costs, according to Fox News.
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Editor's Insight: These researchers claim expertise not only in medical health, but in public policy. They analyzed diets and health of thousands of people. After they completed that study, they then examined data on food prices over a 20-year period and found a 10 percent increase in cost was linked with a 7 percent decrease in the amount of calories consumed from soda and a 12 percent decrease in calories consumed from pizza.
Wow!
There are a lot of questions to be asked about the research connecting price increases and calorie consumption.
One of the researchers quoted in this article does raise an interesting point: the federal government continues to subsidize corn syrup, which contributes to obesity. He argues agricultural subsidies should be used to make healthful foods such as locally grown vegetables, fruits and whole grains less expensive. 03-09-10 by Elliot Maras
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