Nearly three in four Californians support taxing sugary beverages if the money gained from the tax is used in school nutrition.

Dr. Anthony Iton, who is the senior vice president of healthy communities with the California Endowment which had funded the poll, said that while the public is still not supportive of a tax on sugary sodas, earmarking the funds generated towards improving the public health could go a long way in generating the required support.
“The public is still not there on a general soda tax. But when you earmark it, when you say the proceeds will go to things like trying to improve the food environment or enhance recreational activities, then large majorities across the board are supportive of that policy”, Dr Iton said.
Source-Medindia