oda ▁companies ▁are ▁ 3 4 ▁times ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁find ▁s oda ▁has ▁no ▁significant ▁health ▁impact s ▁on ▁ob es ity ▁or ▁di ab etes . ▁ ▁Tax ing ▁s oda ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁overall ▁consumption , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁scientific ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Archives ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Medicine ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁tax ▁on ▁s oda ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 ▁percent ▁reduction ▁in ▁cal ories ▁from ▁soft ▁drink s . ▁These ▁research ers ▁believe ▁that ▁an ▁ 1 8 ▁percent ▁tax ▁on ▁these ▁food s ▁could ▁cut ▁daily ▁int ake ▁by ▁ 5 6 ▁cal ories ▁per ▁person , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁weight ▁loss ▁of ▁ 5 ▁pounds ▁( 2   kg ) ▁per ▁person ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁study ▁followed ▁ 5 , 1 1 5 ▁young ▁adult s ▁ages ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁journal ▁Health ▁Affairs ▁found ▁that ▁if ▁tax es ▁were ▁about ▁ 1 8 ▁c ents ▁on ▁the ▁doll ar , ▁they ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁significant ▁difference ▁in ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Research ▁from ▁Duke ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁tested ▁larger ▁tax es ▁and ▁determined ▁that ▁a ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁tax es ▁on ▁sugar