This article reviews empirical studies of proposals to tax sugary products in Australia. A
corrective tax must be designed carefully if it is to increase national welfare. There is an …

Whereas public information campaigns have failed to reverse the rising trend in obesity,
economists support food taxes as they suggest they can force individuals to change their …

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 this commentary, we argue for the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB)
tax as a tool to help address the global obesity and diabetes epidemics. Consumption of …

Özet Sürdürülebilirlik küresel kalkınmada temel strateji olup bu doğrultuda besin
sistemlerinin dönüşümü gerekmektedir. Besin sistemi sadece besinin nasıl elde edildiğini …

Introdução: Os hábitos alimentares não saudáveis são o segundo principal factor de risco
para a incapacidade e mortalidade prematura dos portugueses. As medidas fiscais, como …

I want to thank Block and Willett (1) for their comments on my paper (2). Their remarks are
substantial, thoughtful and they help us to discuss more profoundly one example of a food …

Accompanying these calls for a new tax, there has been a number of empirical studies in
Australia of particular proposals for a tax on SSBs, all of them by health scientists and health …

It is well documented that obesity is a growing problem in the US and worldwide. In 2007-
2008, the prevalence of obesity in the US was 32.2% among adult men and 35.5% among …

Food taxes increase prices of food or food ingredients in order to stimulate consumers to
change their eating behavior and finally to level up population health. Their aim is to tackle …