March 9/Philadelphia/The Philadelphia Inquirer -- In what may turn out to be fortunate timing for a proposed two-cents-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks in Philadelphia, the most comprehensive study yet on the issue has been published.
Researchers followed more than 5,000 young adults for 20 years as they moved around the country and faced changing prices of soft drinks, which were then matched to the participants' dietary choices and health.