The use of excise taxes to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverage consumption

FJ Chaloupka, LM Powell… - Annual review of public …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In countries around the world, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, and
consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are significant contributors to the global …

Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce overweight and obesity in middle-income countries: a systematic review

SS Nakhimovsky, AB Feigl, C Avila, G O'Sullivan… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which can lead to
weight gain, is rising in middle-income countries (MICs). Taxing SSBs may help address this …

[HTML][HTML] Fiscal policy to improve diets and prevent noncommunicable diseases: from recommendations to action

AM Thow, SM Downs, C Mayes, H Trevena… - Bulletin of the World …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the “implementation of an
effective tax on sugar-sweetened beverages” as one of several key measures to address …

Changes in beverage purchases following the announcement and implementation of South Africa's Health Promotion Levy: an observational study

N Stacey, I Edoka, K Hofman, EC Swart… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In 2016, South Africa announced an intention to levy a tax on sugar-
sweetened beverages (SSBs). In 2018, the country implemented an SSB tax of …

Obesity in sub-saharan Africa

C Agyemang, S Boatemaa, GA Frempong… - 2015 - 41.204.63.118
This chapter outlines the epidemiology of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa,
their determinants, and the relationship with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Expected population weight and diabetes impact of the 1-peso-per-litre tax to sugar sweetened beverages in Mexico

T Barrientos-Gutierrez, R Zepeda-Tello, ER Rodrigues… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Study question What effect on body mass index, obesity and diabetes can we expect from
the 1-peso-per-litre tax to sugar sweetened beverages in Mexico? Methods Using recently …

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, weight gain, and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in Asia: a systematic review

N Neelakantan, SH Park, GC Chen… - Nutrition …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs) is increasing in Asia and several countries are adopting preventive policies to …

Effect of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation on sugars intake and dental caries: an umbrella review of a global perspective

M Hajishafiee, K Kapellas, S Listl, M Pattamatta… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background As part of the Global Strategy on Oral health, the World Health Organization
(WHO) is exploring cost-effective interventions for oral health, including taxation on sugar …

[PDF][PDF] Persistent burden from non-communicable diseases in South Africa needs strong action

B Nojilana, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk… - South African Medical …, 2016 - ajol.info
Cardiovascular diseases were the leading category of NCDs. However, population groups
are in different stages of the cardiovascular transition,[8, 9] as shown in Fig. 2. In 2010 …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: nutrition and food science: sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: industry response and tactics

M Du, A Tugendhaft, A Erzse… - The Yale journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The consumption of sugary beverages (SBs) has increasingly grown in many countries and
is a significant contributor to the rise in obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In …