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Around the United States, sugar-sweetened beverage intake differs based on geographic regions and socio-demographic characteristics. For example, 47.1% of Mississippi adults consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day. [20] A sugary drink tax was recommended by the Institute of Medicine in 2009. [8]
A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax (SBT) [1] [2] [3] is a tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages by making them more expensive to purchase.
Soft drink size limit protest sign placed on a delivery truck by New York's Pepsi bottler. The sugary drinks portion cap rule, [1] [2] also known as the soda ban, [2] was a proposed limit on soft drink size in New York City intended to prohibit the sale of many sweetened drinks more than 16 fluid ounces (0.47 liters) in volume to have taken effect on March 12, 2013. [3]
The act bans the selling of soft drinks to students and requires schools to provide healthier options such as water, unflavored low-fat milk, 100% fruit and vegetable drinks or sugar-free carbonated drinks. The portion sizes available to students will be based on age: eight ounces for elementary schools, twelve ounces for middle and high schools.
Diet sodas (also known as sugar-free sodas, zero-calorie sodas, low-calorie sodas or zero-sugar sodas) are soft drinks which contain little or no sugar or calories. First introduced onto the market in 1949, diet sodas are typically marketed for those with diabetes or who wish to reduce their sugar or caloric intake.
A soft drink is a beverage that typically contains water (often carbonated water), a sweetener and a flavoring agent. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives and other ingredients.
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