Comment Re:What Else Do We Do? (Score 1) 842
I'd guess that a soda tax is more of a first step than a solution. Probably taxing any sugar or refined flour would make come later.
As far as diabetes being passed on, I suppose that is true for type 1 diabetes but I'm not sure what the research says about type 2. While there is probably a family correlation, that probably has more to do with learned behavior than genetics. Not sure if research has made any conclusions on that though, especially since nobody really knows why some overweight people get diabetes while others don't.