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After years of inconclusive evidence, a recent study tracked food and drink sales before and after Seattle's soda tax was implemented, and found significant reductions in sugar consumption.
Armed with three years of grocery shopping data, researchers found that total sugar sales are down by almost 20 percent, driven largely by falling soda purchases.
Armed with 3 years of grocery shopping data, researchers found that total sugar sales are down almost 20 percent, driven largely by falling soda purchases.