American Academy of Pediatrics & American Heart Association Call for Sugary Drink Tax
Overview In a policy statement in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA) called for excise taxes on sodas and other sugary drinks, and discussed, but did not directly endorse, making sugary drinks ineligible for purchase through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. AHA and AAP noted that U.S. children…