 Beverage taxes came into light with increasing concerns about obesity, particularly among youth.Sugar-sweetened beverages have become a target of anti-obesity initiatives with increasing evidence of their link to obesity.– such as the 1974 Lalonde report from Canada; the Alameda County Study in California; and the series of World Health Reports of the World Health Organization, which focuses on global health issues including access to health care and improving public health outcomes, especially in developing countries.The concept of the ""health field,"" as distinct from medical care, emerged from the Lalonde report from Canada.