Obesity is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental,
behavioral, and genetic factors; it is a significant public health problem. The most common …

Background Natural or quasi experiments are appealing for public health research because
they enable the evaluation of events or interventions that are difficult or impossible to …

Numerous US cities have recently enacted taxes on sweetened beverages. To examine the
effects of the beverage tax of 1.5 cents per ounce in Philadelphia, we surveyed adults and …

We see at least 2 major health-related reasons to focus on SSBs. First, excess sugar
consumption is a major cause of obesity and the increasing risk of type 2 diabetes …

Evidence showing the effectiveness of policies to reduce the consumption of sugar-
sweetened beverages (SSBs) is growing. SSBs are one of the largest sources of added …

On January 1, 2018 the city of Seattle, WA, implemented a 1.75-cent per ounce (oz)
Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) on sugar-sweetened beverages with at least 40 calories …

We estimate the effect of e-cigarette tax rates on e-cigarette prices, e-cigarette sales, and
sales of other tobacco products using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner data from 2013 to 2019. We …

A debate has emerged over the potential socio-ecological drivers of wildlife-origin zoonotic
disease outbreaks and emerging infectious disease (EID) events. This Review explores the …

Importance Following the implementation of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in
Mexico in 2014, SSB prices increased by about 10% on average, but differently across …

In response to a rise in obesity and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, countries
worldwide have sought ways to incentivize healthier diets. One of the most common recent …