Background Food tax-subsidy policies are proposed to hold promise for helping to produce
healthier patterns of food purchasing and consumption at population level. Evidence for their …

Over the last years, many actions have been implemented in the Canadian province of
Quebec to prevent health issues related to diet, physical activity and obesity. As a new …

Background Promoting active commuting by walking or biking to and from school could
increase physical activity and reduce obesity among youth. However, exposure to the retail …

An overview of statements and arguments confirm that the relevancy of health-related food
taxes remains controversial at international level and in Canada. Soda tax proposals are …

In an effort to reduce the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity, food taxes have
been introduced in several European countries, the so-called 'obesitax'. As yet little …

El fat tax o impuestos sobre la 'comida basura'(en su versión menos sofisticada), y el
propuesto igualmente como impuesto sobre bebidas azucaradas se plantean como parte …

Paternalism is defined as an action that infringes a person's liberty and is performed without
their consent, but is intended to improve a person's welfare. As such, many public health …

By means of a literature review this paper aims at shedding more light on the potentialities of
unhealthy food/drink taxation in changing eating patterns and life styles and hence …

The Canadian government introduced the Child Fitness Tax Credit (CFTC) in 2007 to
promote children's physical fitness. This program offers parents tax credits to defray the cost …

The NHS and publicly funded adult social care will account for£ 157bn of public spending
across the UK in 2015/16. This is equivalent to 8.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) and …