Imagine walking down to your local convenience store on an average day. You want to buy your favourite ice-cold can of Coca Cola but you notice that it costs 20% more. Do you still buy it? Maybe you do or maybe you don’t. You later find out that these taxes were imposed by the government to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks. How would you feel about that? Join us on the Public Health Insight Podcast as we unpack the polarizing idea behind health taxes on the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol, tobacco, and whether there should be a health tax when purchasing mobile devices.

References for Our Discussion 

• World Health Organization: Health taxes: a primer
• UMass Medical School: Would a fast food tax improve public health?

Podcast Co-Hosts

• Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, CAPM®
• William Wang, BA, MPH
• Gordon Thane, BMSc., MPH
• Ben Umakanthan, HBSc, MPH
• Linda Holdbrook, BSc, MPH
• Sulaiman Alhalbouni, BMSc, MPH

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