据外媒报道，墨西哥总统培尼亚 提议对含糖饮料征税以控制该国肥胖症的蔓延。培尼亚把此税收比喻成一个国家性的"医疗税收"，因为墨西哥肥胖症患者人数巨全世界第二。
部分原文报道如下：
the mexican government proposed penalizing sugary beverages with a special tax in an effort to contain twin epidemics of obesitytype 2 diabetes， attempting to join countries such as francehungary in taxing sweet drinks in the name of public health.
president enrique pena nietos tax overhaul unveiled on sunday targets all sugar-sweetened beverages， not just soda， in a country where seven of 10 adults are either overweight obese. an estimated 15% of people over age 20 have adult-onset diabetes.
来源: 食品伙伴网
