This statistic presents the estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented over 10 years through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities as of 2018. It was estimated that a tax of .01 U.S. dollars on sugary drinks in Los Angeles could prevent around 21,700 cases of obesity over a 10 year period.
Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018*
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State of Obesity. (September 12, 2018). Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/
State of Obesity. "Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018*." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/
State of Obesity. (2018). Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/
State of Obesity. "Estimated Number of Cases of Obesity That Could Be Prevented through a Sugary Drink Tax in Select U.S. Cities over 10 Years as of 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/
State of Obesity, Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Estimated number of cases of obesity that could be prevented through a sugary drink tax in select U.S. cities over 10 years as of 2018* [Graph], State of Obesity, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935625/estimated-obesity-cases-prevented-through-sugary-drink-tax-select-cities-us/