Rudd Center to Hold Soft Drink Tax Webinar

Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has announced a March 9, 2010, webinar to discuss “the rationale, relevant science, and economic and policy considerations of soft drink taxes.” The conference will reportedly update participants about the latest developments in state and local policies since July 2009, when director Kelly Brownell presented the center’s first webinar on this topic. The
Rudd Center has consistently supported taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to “improve public health and generate considerable revenue for states, cities, and the nation,” according to its website.