Pediatricians to Show Support for Ending State Subsidy for Soda and Candy
Photos from the Event
Leading pediatricians joined the Healthy People/Healthy Economy Coalition calling for an end to the state sales tax exemption on soft drinks and candy.
Drs. Daniel Parry and Natalie Stavas, of Children’s Hospital Boston, announce a campaign to educate patients and parents on the negative effects of sugar-sweetened beverages.
RX Card: The “anti-soft drink prescription” to be distributed by pediatricians to patients and their families.
Massachusetts State Rep. Kay Khan, sponsor of the bill to end the state sales tax exemption for soft drinks and candy, discusses the importance of reducing childhood obesity in the state.
Dr. Barry Zuckerman, chief of pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and a member of the Healthy People/Healthy Economy Leadership Coalition, states that “just one sugar-sweetened soda contains more sugar than most young people should consume in an entire day, and the average American consumes dozens of gallons of soda each year.”
Dr. Lynda Young, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and chief of pediatrics at the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, discusses the impact of childhood obesity.
Paul Grogan, president of the Boston Foundation, being interviewed by media. For media coverage of the event, please click here.