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  • Michelle Obama launches obesity campaign 9 Feb 2010 18:33 GMT
    ... First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push ... Politicians have been encouraged to slap a tax on sugary drinks to combat obesity, and several schools have banned ...

  • Michelle Obama fights childhood obesity 9 Feb 2010 17:57 GMT
    ... Because of obesity and the illnesses associated with it, including ... Politicians have been encouraged to slap a tax on sugary drinks to combat obesity, and several schools have banned ...

  • Tax On Sugared Drinks Loses Appeal, Tanning Salons Still Fighting 9 Feb 2010 12:59 GMT
    ... : "Only months ago, supporters of the soda tax saw it as an idea whose hour ... ... But opponents questioned any link between sugary drinks and obesity, and expressed concern about a slippery ...

  • I love burgers and fries, confesses Michelle Obama as she launches fight against childhood obesity 9 Feb 2010 10:27 GMT
    ... I love burgers and fries, confesses Michelle Obama as she ... accurately. Some of her initiatives, such as tax breaks for grocery stores to move into ... milk and fruits and water instead of sugary drinks. Healthy eating: The Obama girls, Malia, right, and ...

  • Michelle Obama spearheads US push against childhood obesity 9 Feb 2010 16:44 GMT
    ... on Tuesday launched a major push against , which affects ... Lawmakers have been encouraged to slap a tax on sugary drinks to combat obesity, and several schools have banned ...

  • US First Lady leads push against childhood obesity 9 Feb 2010 17:22 GMT
    ... on Tuesday launched a major push against , which affects ... Lawmakers have been encouraged to slap a tax on sugary drinks to combat obesity, and several schools have banned ...

  • Highlights From The Colorado Legislature On Monday 9 Feb 2010 01:12 GMT
    ... capacity of at least 1,500 seats. — The Senate debated seven proposals to raise taxes by ending sales tax exemptions on things like candy, soda and software, and ending or limiting deductions for certain hybrid cars and net operating losses. The ...

  • HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on Feb 9 9 Feb 2010 14:16 GMT
    ... equipment maker Caterpillar by two notches to 'overweight' from 'underweight.' The soft drink maker and ... 5 percent. The maker of Arm&Hammer baking soda and Trojan condoms reported fourth-quarter earnings that ... its advice to rich Americans on dodging taxes. The exchange operator reported fourth-quarter earnings that ...

  • HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Feb 9 9 Feb 2010 16:14 GMT
    ... equipment maker Caterpillar by two notches to 'overweight' from 'underweight.' The soft drink maker and ... 1.7 pct The maker of Arm&Hammer baking soda and Trojan condoms reported fourth-quarter earnings that ... its advice to rich Americans on dodging taxes. The exchange operator reported fourth-quarter earnings that ...

  • Tax on super-sweet drinks is dead in Congress 8 Feb 2010 16:15 GMT
    ... drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages — a plan advocates said ... that first lady Michelle Obama will mention taxes Tuesday when she unveils her new healthy ... public health advocates who proposed using a soda tax to help finance health care legislation. Analysts at Yale ...

  • Featured products: chill soda 8 Feb 2010 04:36 GMT
    ... Chill soda is a low glycermic organic soda produced by Chill Beverage Company. ... the conventional soda or soft drinks with obesity and diabetes among other conditions and regulators ... and regulators even proposed some extra sales tax on such products. Other goodies Chill soda has ...

  • U study links soda to risk of rare pancreatic cancer 8 Feb 2010 15:30 GMT
    ... the largest study yet to examine this soda-cancer link, researchers at the University of Minnesota compared ... to drinking soda, Pereira said diabetes and obesity are much more common and well-established fallouts ... 29 states that already charge a sales tax that is specific to soft drinks, according to ...

  • Trimming The Fat 8 Feb 2010 06:19 GMT
    ... taxes on unhealthful behaviors. In a Harris Interactive/Tax Foundation online poll from early 2009 on ... tax attitudes, 36% favored a tax on sugary drinks, while 58% were opposed to it. Twenty-three percent ... tax on junk food--that is, things like soda, chips and candy," while 60% were opposed. Americans are ...

  • Another reason to give up pop 8 Feb 2010 06:34 GMT
    ... the largest study yet to examine this soda-cancer link, researchers at the University of Minnesota compared ... to drinking soda, Pereira said diabetes and obesity are much more common and well-established fallouts ... 29 states that already charge a sales tax that is specific to soft drinks, according to ...

  • How Dumb Does He Think We Are? 8 Feb 2010 20:17 GMT
    ... Mickey D’s as we watch the morbidly obese order double this and extra that along with a diet soda. It may make them feel as if they’re doing something ... that’s clearly re-distributive in nature with huge tax hikes on the demonized rich to fund vote-buying ...


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