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Newfoundland and Labrador has implemented a tax of 20 cents per litre on sugary drinks. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

October 27, 2022

How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma

Anne Katherine Anderson Waugh, University of Manitoba; Andrea Bombak, University of New Brunswick; Kerstin Roger, University of Manitoba; Natalie Diane Riediger, University of Manitoba, and Patty Thille, University of Manitoba

Taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks is not only inequitable, but also has the potential to create or perpetuate weight stigma, which has negative effects on mental and physical health.

For people with conditions such as celiac disease, avoiding gluten is crucial to health. However, sticking to a gluten-free diet is expensive, socially challenging and linked to nutritional inadequacies. (Shutterstock)

April 13, 2021

Gluten‑free diet is expensive, socially challenging for those with celiac disease and wheat allergy

Natalie Diane Riediger, University of Manitoba and Anne Katherine Anderson Waugh, University of Manitoba

People with conditions such as celiac disease must follow a gluten-free diet to manage symptoms and health. But avoiding gluten is difficult, costly and linked to nutrition issues and quality of life.

A water bottle sits on the table in front of Chief and NDP candidate Rudy Turtle during a visit by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Oct. 5, 2019 on the Grassy Narrows First Nation, where industrial mercury poisoning in its water system has seriously affected the health of the community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

February 21, 2021

A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health

Myra J Tait, Athabasca University and Natalie Diane Riediger, University of Manitoba

A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages may be intended to improve health, but for Indigenous consumers, such a tax would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights.

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