{"id":2478,"date":"2009-11-11T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/video-soda-tax-a-good-idea.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:05:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:05:46","slug":"video-soda-tax-a-good-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2478","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO Soda Tax a Good Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"320\" height=\"266\" id=\"BLOG_video-fa5d75beadb6ac6f\" class codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/get_player\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"flvurl=http:\/\/redirector.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?id%3Dfa5d75beadb6ac6f%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1473154762%26sparams%3Did,itag,source,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1C4B0EE2F43CC4A676979F5E98F6A7F8BEAC54CE.71DAFA16FB668B8BBE4E3F0C4D51D68AC644B8F9%26key%3Dck2&amp;iurl=http:\/\/video.google.com\/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dfa5d75beadb6ac6f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DAtdKVys7rkPOUoFN9JTuW__3NoA&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger\"><\/object><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_HAl9r2q_-j0\/SvrgeijUTfI\/AAAAAAAACTk\/O3zsDzBtfoM\/s1600-h\/SodaTax.jpg\"><br \/><\/a>The issue of the soda tax has come back up and I talk about it (below) on this video format. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;d like to know what you think about this topic and the format.<br \/><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=willclower\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/v2\/lg-share-en.gif?resize=125%2C16\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" style=\"border:0\" \/><\/a><br \/><!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\"> Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website. <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of the soda tax has come back up and I talk about it (below) on this video format. I&#8217;d like to know what you think about this topic &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[295],"class_list":["post-2478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-sodas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-DY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2749,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2749","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":0},"title":"Could Diet Soda be making you Fat?","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Diet Sodas and the American DreamWork hard, play by the rules, and you can be anything you want to be. This is American Dream, sewn into our souls as a fundamental truism. Do the right thing, do it with diligence, and you will succeed.There\u2019s a dietary version of this dream\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2472,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2472","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":1},"title":"Radio Program Today!!","author":"Will Clower","date":"November 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi everyone, here is the itinerary for today's show:First of all I'll be talking about healthcare reform, where we are, how things are going, what to expect. I'll also be talking about the kerfuffle over mammogram recommendations. Hear it live, http:\/\/www.pittsburghbusinessradio.com\/Call me to make a comment: 412.333.1360, from 2:00 to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bookmark and Share","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/v2\/lg-share-en.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1914,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1914","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":2},"title":"2 more HUGE reasons to give up sodas","author":"Will Clower","date":"November 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Via @rodalenewsNeed another reason to put down that bottle of soda? We'll give you two. A pair of studies published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests America's beloved fizzy drinks could be doing a real number on women's health.In the first study, led by Harvard School of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2050,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2050","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":3},"title":"Poor Soda Makers. Pooooor Soda Makers.","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"It makes me want to cry.\u00a0These defenseless soda makers feel like they're being unfairly singled out for promoting a high sugar, low nutrient, calcium sucking soft drink.\u00a0And NOW, they are being absolutely forced against their will to resort to old Tobacco Company strategies: (according to this article, below, the Beverage\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rfXHM8i603Y\/TicFdTSzinI\/AAAAAAAADNo\/vgvMuERhUow\/s320\/soda%2Bban%2Bobesity.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2686,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2686","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":4},"title":"Soda Brand Spanking","author":"Will Clower","date":"October 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The soda goliaths, Pepsi and Coca-Cola, are bellweathers for our culture of health. Both are having to undergo massive adaptations to accommodate troubling times for their acidic, black diuretics that are bad for your teeth, your bones, and your weight (colas).This article reports on the ways each has had to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2429,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2429","url_meta":{"origin":2478,"position":5},"title":"Pepsi Funds Nutrition Research?","author":"Will Clower","date":"March 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"See the video below ... Pepsi is going to fund research (at Yale) that will support the notion that their food products are healthy, and good for you, and probably \"an important part of a balanced breakfast\". Here is the original post. For more information: Click here to visit Will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bookmark and Share","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/v2\/lg-share-en.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3473,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478\/revisions\/3473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}