By Mark Scott
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Buffalo, NY – A new University at Buffalo study would seem to bolster a proposal by Governor David Paterson to tax sugary drinks.
Governor Paterson is proposing the beverage tax to increase revenues for the cash-strapped state. But he also claims his proposal is one way of fighting obesity. A forum is scheduled in Albany Monday to discuss the issue. Last week, Leonard Epstein, UB Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and head of the Division of Behavioral Medicine, released a study that supports the taxing of junk foods.
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