Letters: No to soda taxes

Re “2 cities’ plans to tax sugary drinks fizzle,” Nov. 8

Voters in El Monte and Richmond saw the bigger picture on election day. Those cities have fantastic (and, in many cases, free) nutrition education programs available. In my experience as a registered dietitian, it is these efforts that can eventually curb our obesity problem.

Carol Sloan
Long Beach

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