Finally, a study concluded that the impact of soft drink taxes on body mass index (BMI) is minimal and not statistically significant.[87] All in all, it remains highly uncertain that an excise tax on SSBs actually has any positive effect on public health, which means that even if SSB taxes do slightly decrease consumption, no public health benefit seems to be achieved
[] The estimation results and the implications of this study are largely unchanged if Kentucky and Virginia (also prominent tobacco states) are excluded from the sample as sources of commercially smuggled cigarettes
China is starting to take notice of the problem
Regardless, the CVS chain, owned by CVS Caremark, is doing the nation a service by ending the sale of tobacco products at its more than 7,600 retail outlets
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Public Health England have released statements encouraging women to have more alcohol-free days to reduce their cancer risk and local awareness campaigns are running