The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.

The Boston City Council will soon debate the possibility of a tax on sugary drinks. Would you support it? The post Tell us: ...

A tax on sugary drinks could fund important programs and improve public health, Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan is ...

Boston city councilors plan to hold a hearing on the issue. A new city tax on sugary drinks would require approval from state ...

Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded in American life.

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan proposed the idea as a way to promote healthier habits among residents and also raise ...

New study shows sugar-sweetened drinks cause millions of diabetes and heart disease cases annually, in developing nations hit ...

For years, researchers have known the indulgent beverages are high in calories and can lead to diseases such as diabetes, but ...

The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use.

The health risks associated with sugary drinks are becoming clearer thanks to a new study outlining just how widespread the ...

AS a nation, we guzzle 15BILLION litres of fizzy drinks every year. But they are to blame for one in ten new cases of type 2 ...

Sugary drinks, including sodas and sweetened teas, are linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, increasing risks ...