Abstract Background In Latin America, total sales of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)
continue to rise at an alarming rate. Consumption of added sugar is a leading cause of diet …

Background Following the 2014 sugary drinks tax implementation in Mexico, promising
reduction in the volume of purchases of taxed beverages were observed overall and at …

Importance Tax evaluations have shown effectiveness in reducing purchases of taxed items.
However, few studies have looked at changes in overall dietary intake according to national …

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in China is rising rapidly and has
become a major source of added sugar, which may pose a threat to human health …

To combat a growing obesity problem, Mexico imposed a nationwide tax on drinks with
added sugar, popularly referred to as a “soda tax,” effective January 2014. I analyze data on …

Mexico implemented a 1 peso per liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on
January 1, 2014, and a previous study found a 6 percent reduction in purchases of taxed …

Taxes and subsidies are increasingly being considered as potential policy instruments to
incentivize consumers to improve their food and beverage consumption patterns and related …

Taxing unhealthy foods has been proposed as a means to improve diet and health by
reducing calorie intake and raising funds to combat obesity, particularly sugar-sweetened …

Background Excess intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been shown to result
in weight gain. To address the growing epidemic of obesity, one option is to combine …

In response to a rise in obesity and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, countries
worldwide have sought ways to incentivize healthier diets. One of the most common recent …