A new study from Ontario researchers suggests food labels and taxes on sugary products help consumers make healthier choices.
The years-long study from researchers at the University of Waterloo examined the buying behaviours of more than 35-hundred participants when it came to drinks and snacks.
Public health professor and lead author David Hammond says both tactics help shift consumers away from high-sugar products.
The study comes as federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said yesterday that the government would not impose a tax on sugary drinks.
But she did say the government is focusing on food labels.
Public Health Agency of Canada says being overweight or obese is one of the top preventable risk factors for many chronic diseases.
The results were published last week in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity.