Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: a quantitative content analysis

M Essman, FM Stoltze, FD Carpentier, EC Swart… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa was the first sub-Saharan African country to implement a
sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax called the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in April 2018 …

Evaluating the evidence on beverage taxes: implications for public health and health equity

J Petimar, LA Gibson, CA Roberto - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes have taken off, as evidenced by their
implementation in more than 45 countries and several local jurisdictions. In a short time, a …

Public support for obesity prevention policies in Western Australia from 2012 to 2020: Findings from cross‐sectional surveys

L Humphreys, C O'Flaherty… - … Promotion Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Issue Addressed This study explored trends in public support for obesity prevention
policies in Western Australia (WA). Methods A series of cross‐sectional surveys of a …

Assessing public support for extending smoke-free policies beyond enclosed public places and workplaces: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

NW Boderie, FJM Mölenberg, A Sheikh, WM Bramer… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Smoke-free enclosed public environments are effective in reducing exposure to
secondhand smoke and yield major public health benefits. Building on this, many countries …

Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: A population‐based survey

CA Sharp, MA Bellis, K Hughes, K Ford… - Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background For public health policies to be effective, it is critical that they are acceptable to
the public as acceptance levels impact success rate. Objective To explore public acceptance …

Estimating the impact of tax policy interventions on the projected number and prevalence of adults with type 2 diabetes in Germany between 2020 and 2040

T Tönnies, C Heidemann, R Paprott… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2021 - drc.bmj.com
Introduction As a population-wide intervention, it has been proposed to raise taxes on
unhealthy products to prevent diseases such as type 2 diabetes. In this study, we aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] An exploration of stakeholder views and perceptions on taxing tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages in Ghana

A Singh, K Smith, M Hellowell, DD Logo, R Marten… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for nearly 43% of Ghana's all-
cause mortality. Unhealthy commodities (such as alcohol, sugar and tobacco) are an …

Implementation of sugar-sweetened beverages tax and its perception among public health stakeholders. A study from Poland

K Brukało, K Kaczmarek, O Kowalski… - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background One of tools to tackle growing problem of overweight and obesity are the
taxation mechanisms applied to sugar-sweetened beverages, which are expected to …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescents' perspectives on soft drinks after the introduction of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: A focus group study using reflexive thematic analysis

CP Jones, R Armstrong-Moore, TL Penney, S Cummins… - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), announced in March 2016
and implemented in April 2018, is a fiscal policy to incentivise reformulation of eligible soft …

Public acceptance of default nudges to promote healthy and sustainable food choices

D Lemken, S Wahnschafft, C Eggers - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Default nudges are an increasingly prominent tool for promoting healthy and
sustainable food choices; however, questions of acceptance remain. While default nudges …