Soda tax not the solution to the obesity epidemic
TO THE EDITOR: I found columnist Sarah Dugan’s argument regarding soda taxes (Soda Tax: A Solution to a big problem, Nov. 18) to be one-sided. As a registered dietitian, I wish the treatment for obesity was as simple as taxing fatty foods and drinks. However, it is just not that easy. And contrary to Dugan’s assertion, there are a number of studies which support this.