Introduction Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption through taxation is a
promising public health response to the obesity epidemic in the US This study quantifies the …

Objective Beverage taxes came into light with increasing concerns about obesity,
particularly among youth. Sugar-sweetened beverages have become a target of anti-obesity …

An excise tax of 1 peso per liter on sugar-sweetened beverages was implemented in Mexico
in 2014. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of this tax and an alternative tax scenario of 2 …

We examined the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a junk food tax as an
intervention to counter increasing obesity in North America. Small excise taxes are likely to …

Objectives. To estimate the health impact and cost-effectiveness of a national penny-per-
ounce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax, overall and with stratified costs and benefits for …

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major contributor to the US obesity and diabetes
epidemics. Using the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model, we examined the potential …

Objectives. We examined news coverage of public debates about large taxes on sugar-
sweetened beverages (SSBs) to illuminate how the news media frames the debate and to …

Background: Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are a rapidly growing policy tool and can be
based on absolute volume, sugar content tiers, or absolute sugar content. Yet, their …

Objectives. To identify lessons learned from implementation of the nation's first sugar-
sweetened beverage (SSB) excise tax in 2015 in Berkeley, California. Methods. We …

Background Fiscal policies to fight obesity such as taxation of unhealthy foods or sugar-
sweetened beverages (SSBs) have gained considerable attention in recent years. Many …