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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 10 Jun 2017

    Atul Gawande Retweeted Vox

    Early research suggested possible net benefits. Wonder how long it will take to know whether these experiments affirm the idea.https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/873559133865205760 …

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    VoxVerified account @voxdotcom
    The US had no soda taxes in 2013. Now nearly 9 million Americans live with them. http://bit.ly/2sETO4c 
    12:36 PM - 10 Jun 2017
    • 28 Retweets
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    • Karan Kumar Ian Brastauskas, MD Nicole Bueno Pearl Freier Centinela Weavers Andrey Ostrovsky, MD Çağrı Akın Şekerci metta sutta Nicola Low #FBPE
    9 replies 28 retweets 60 likes
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      2. Eric Topol‏Verified account @EricTopol 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002283 …

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. Ethan Weiss‏ @ethanjweiss 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @EricTopol @Atul_Gawande

        This is a really balanced take on this issue. Found Richard Kahn pretty compelling http://freakonomics.com/podcast/theres-war-sugar-justified/ …

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Ethan Weiss‏ @ethanjweiss 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @ethanjweiss @EricTopol @Atul_Gawande

        This is from Dr. Kahn's expert report from an old case. I urge everyone to read it closely. It's very thoughtful https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8wI0BJ2R7tMNXBCbm9TYlk0czhNZ2ZtNHMxNWF0bzUyRjIw/view …pic.twitter.com/k5yiZCXe59

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      5. Saurabh Jha‏ @RogueRad 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @ethanjweiss @EricTopol @Atul_Gawande

        What I want to know is, can I have another piece of this?pic.twitter.com/BRJJSYy7cV

        4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. David States‏ @statesdj 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @RogueRad @ethanjweiss and

        The huge flaw in trying to find a universally optimal human diet, metabolic & olfactory genes show selection for diversity

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Nicola Low #FBPE‏ @nicolamlow 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Nicola Low #FBPE Retweeted Healthy Food America

        Portugal sees 72% fall in soft drink sales in first months of #sodatax >https://twitter.com/healthyfa/status/873163690597658625 …

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        Healthy Food America @HealthyFA
        Portugal Sees Sales Of High-Sugar Drinks Fall 72% Following New Tax https://www.esmmagazine.com/portugal-sugar-tax-drink-sales-fall/44315?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article_share&utm_medium=web …
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      1. Greg Dober‏ @GJDober 10 Jun 2017
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        Even if it doesn't work, seldom does a government repeal taxes!

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      1. TigerTalk‏ @tigertalk23 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande @ddiamond

        Easy solution. Stop drinking soda!

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      1. Matthew Martin‏ @hyperplanes 10 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande @ddiamond

        Would also be interesting to know if theres still net benefits when soda tax is contrasted with sugar tax

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      1. Duane‏ @DuaneHere 10 Jun 2017
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        Five years of observational data? Also, need sufficient controls to measure use of poss. alternatives (i.e. sports or caffeinated drinks)

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