Sugar Tax or Tax the fatties

Sugar tax may be necessary, England's chief medical officer says

C & H Sugar
Tate & Lyles Golden Syrup
(strangely enough they sold off the sugars devision in 2010 to an American Company)

This is probably a good idea, apart from the evidence of its effectiveness at curbing consumption is not to evident. If we compare the consumption of tobacco to sugar increased tax's to my knowledge has never been proven to be effective in cutting out, people still seem to smoke at enormous amounts. 

Would taxing sugar or no, probably not, and the secondary products would have less effect. Increasing people eating healthy would have a better effect. The most effect to curb obesity is to design living spaces for walking and having an active lifestyle. 

What we really need is better labeling and more research into the effects of the sugars and processed food ingredients effects on people.