Designing a tax to discourage unhealthy food and beverage purchases: The case of Chile

JC Caro, SW Ng, LS Taillie, BM Popkin - Food Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The global shift towards diets high in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and energy dense
ultra-processed foods is linked to higher prevalence of obesity, diabetes and most other non …

The effects of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Ecuador: An analysis across different income and consumption groups

J Segovia, M Orellana, JP Sarmiento, D Carchi - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
To analyze the effects of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Ecuador, this study
estimates a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model using data from the 2011–2012 …

Sugary drinks taxation, projected consumption and fiscal revenues in Colombia: Evidence from a QUAIDS model

JC Caro, SW Ng, R Bonilla, J Tovar, BM Popkin - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The global shift towards diets high in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked to higher
prevalence of obesity, diabetes and most other non-communicable diseases. In Colombia …

Combined fiscal policies to promote healthier diets: Effects on purchases and consumer welfare

JC Caro, P Valizadeh, A Correa, A Silva, SW Ng - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Taxes on unhealthy foods and sweetened beverages, as well as subsidies to healthy foods,
have become increasingly popular strategies to curb obesity and related non-communicable …

Price elasticity of the demand for soft drinks, other sugar-sweetened beverages and energy dense food in Chile

CM Guerrero-López, M Unar-Munguía, MA Colchero - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Chile is the second world's largest per capita consumer of caloric beverages.
Caloric beverages are associated with overweight, obesity and other chronic diseases. The …

Understanding policy change for obesity prevention: learning from sugar-sweetened beverages taxes in Mexico and Chile

M Fuster, S Burrowes, C Cuadrado… - Health Promotion …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This article examines the policy change process that resulted in the current sugar-
sweetened beverages taxes in Mexico and Chile, using the Kaleidoscope Model for Policy …

A tax on sugar sweetened beverages in Colombia: Estimating the impact on overweight and obesity prevalence across socio economic levels

AI Vecino-Ortiz, D Arroyo-Ariza - Social science & medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Colombia has a high prevalence of overweight (56%) and obesity (19%) among adults and
is experiencing a growing trend in the prevalence of associated chronic conditions …

The effectiveness of sin food taxes: evidence from Mexico

A Aguilar, E Gutierrez, E Seira - Journal of Health Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We measure the effect of a large nationwide tax reform on sugar-added drinks and caloric-
dense food introduced in Mexico in 2014. Using scanner data containing weekly purchases …

First-year evaluation of Mexico's tax on nonessential energy-dense foods: an observational study

C Batis, JA Rivera, BM Popkin, LS Taillie - PLoS medicine, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background In an effort to prevent continued increases in obesity and diabetes, in January
2014, the Mexican government implemented an 8% tax on nonessential foods with energy …

Insights on the influence of sugar taxes on obesity prevention efforts

MA Fernandez, KD Raine - Current nutrition reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review will present the latest evidence on the impacts of
sugar taxes on obesity with a focus on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). Recent Findings …