Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan's proposal would add a 'two-cent per ounce tax on sugary beverages' such as sodas.

That’s concerning because ultraprocessed foods have been linked to a host of negative health effects, from obesity and ...

Policy changes, such as soda taxes, may help slow ... Data from the Boston University School of Public Health demonstrated that when prices of sugar-sweetened beverages were increased in five ...

A trip to the store to buy sugar turned into a sweet lottery win for a Massachusetts man. Alfred LaRoche of Amesbury is the ...

If you told your friends you found mind-blowing Mexican food in New Hampshire, they might look at you like you just claimed ...

The House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee heard more than two hours of testimony from those for and against the new ...

A sugar-sweetened beverage tax is effective in reducing sugar consumption and should be increased for health reasons, ...

The World Health Organization recommends a tax of at least 20% on sugary drinks as an effective tool to help reduce consumption and curb related health risks. South Africa introduced a tax on ...

Studies show that children can consume a bathtub’s worth of sugary drinks every year. Advocates in support of a bill that would tax sugary drinks in Maryland brought the visual representation of a bat ...

A major contributor to rising diabetes rates is the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including cool drinks. The World Health Organization recommends a tax of at least 20% on sugary ...