▁would ▁reduce ▁consumption , ▁but ▁" in cre ase ▁sod ium ▁and ▁fat ▁int akes ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁product ▁substitution ," ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ▁University ▁study ▁mentioned ▁above . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁concluded ▁that ▁Sug ar - S we eten ed ▁B ever ages ▁( S SB s ) ▁don ' t ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁employ ment . ▁Even ▁though ▁job ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁tax ed ▁industry ▁occurred , ▁they ▁were ▁offset ▁by ▁new ▁employ ment ▁in ▁other ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁mod elling ▁study ▁estimated ▁that ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁tax ▁on ▁S SB s ▁would ▁decrease ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁S SB s ▁in ▁Australia ▁by ▁ 1 2 . 6 %. ▁The ▁tax ▁could ▁decl ine ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁ob es ity ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁population , ▁which ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁g ains ▁in ▁health - ad just ed ▁life ▁years . ▁The ▁results ▁showed ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 7 . 6 ▁days ▁in ▁full ▁health ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 - 2 4 - year - old ▁male ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 ▁day ▁increase ▁in ▁lon ge vity ▁for ▁their ▁female ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁proposed ▁tax es ▁on ▁sug ary ▁be ver ages , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁U . S