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ArticlePublication 2017Prices, Sales, Consumer Spending, & Beverage Consumption after SSB Tax in Berkeley, CA
This study examined the association of the first penny per ounce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise …
This study examined the association of the first penny per ounce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise tax with beverage prices, sales, store revenue/consumer spending, and usual beverage intake in Berkeley, California. Main outcomes and measures included changes in inflation-adjusted prices, beverage sales, consumers’ spending measured as store revenue in two large chains, and usual beverage intake. One year following the implementation of the nation’s first large SSB tax, prices of SSBs increased in many, but not…
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ReviewPublication 2017Policy Lessons from Health Taxes: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies
This is a systematic review of the research on health taxes intended to generate insights …
This is a systematic review of the research on health taxes intended to generate insights into how such taxes can: (1) reduce consumption of targeted products and related harms, (2) generate revenues for health objectives and distribute the tax burden across income groups in an efficient and equitable manner, and (3) be made politically sustainable. Six scientific and four grey-literature databases were searched for empirical studies of “health taxes” - defined as those intended to…
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ArticlePublication 2016Impact of a Tax on SSB According to Socio-Economic Position: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
This study conducted a literature review to evaluate the differential impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) …
This study conducted a literature review to evaluate the differential impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on beverage purchases and consumption, weight outcomes and the amount paid in SSB taxes according to socio-economic position (SEP) in high-income countries. Of the eleven articles identified, three examined the association between variation in SSB taxes and SSB consumption and/or body weight; one evaluated price elasticity estimation of SSB demand, and seven were model-based analyses simulating the effects of…
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ArticlePublication 2017In Mexico, Evidence of Sustained Consumer Response 2 Years after SSB Tax
This analysis assessed the changes in beverage purchases two years after the implementation of an …
This analysis assessed the changes in beverage purchases two years after the implementation of an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Mexico. Household store purchase data from 6,645 households were analyzed to assess changes in purchases of taxed and untaxed beverages using two separate models that compared 2014 and 2015 (separately) with pre-tax (2012-2013) trends. Results showed that purchases of taxed beverages decreased by 8.2% over the two years on average. The lowest socioeconomic group…
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ReportPublication 2016Weighing Down America: The Health and Economic Impact of Obesity
Obesity causes a wide range of chronic diseases, leading to extensive direct health-care costs as …
Obesity causes a wide range of chronic diseases, leading to extensive direct health-care costs as well as indirect costs in terms of lost work time, lower productivity, and premature death. The chronic diseases caused by obesity impose considerable intergenerational costs, including reduced educational attainment and poorer health for those afflicted and their children, potentially creating a downward economic spiral. This report documents the current and projected impact of obesity in the U.S. In 2014, 98.7…
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ArticlePublication 2013Overall and Income Specific Effect of Overweight and Obesity of Sugar Sweetened Drink Tax in UK
This econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study evaluated the overall and income specific effect of …
This econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study evaluated the overall and income specific effect of a 20% tax on sugar sweetened drinks on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the UK. Results showed that a 20% tax on sugar sweetened drinks was estimated to reduce the number of obese adults in the UK by 1.3% or 180,000 people and the number who are overweight by 0.9% or 285,000 people. The predicted reductions in prevalence…
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ArticlePublication 2017Impact of Food Pricing on Improving Dietary Consumption
While food pricing is a promising strategy to improve diet, the prospective impact of food …
While food pricing is a promising strategy to improve diet, the prospective impact of food pricing on diet has not been systematically quantified. This analysis quantified the prospective effect of changes in food prices on dietary consumption through a systematic review of interventional or prospective observational studies of price change and diet. In general, results supported the efficacy of subsidies to increase consumption of healthful foods, and taxation to reduce intake of unhealthful beverages and…
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ArticlePublication 2018State-of-the-Art for Food Taxes to Promote Public Health
This paper reviewed existing applications of fiscal instruments in nutrition policy and derives some perspectives …
This paper reviewed existing applications of fiscal instruments in nutrition policy and derives some perspectives and recommendations from the experiences gained with these instruments. Many countries in different parts of the world have experiences with the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages, in some cases in combination with taxes on unhealthy food commodities such as confectionery or high-fat foods. These tax schemes have many similarities, but also differ in their definitions of tax objects and in the…
Costing Methods | Priority Setting/Ethics | Child/Nutrition | Chronic Disease/Risk | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Food/Agriculture | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Global -
ArticlePublication 2015Three Interventions That Reduce Childhood Obesity
Policy makers seeking to reduce childhood obesity must prioritize investment in treatment and primary prevention. …
Policy makers seeking to reduce childhood obesity must prioritize investment in treatment and primary prevention. The authors estimated the cost-effectiveness of seven interventions high on the obesity policy agenda: (1) a sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax, (2) elimination of the tax subsidy for advertising unhealthy food to children, (3) restaurant menu calorie labeling, (4) nutrition standards for school meals, (5) nutrition standards for all other food and beverages sold in schools, (6) improved early care and…
Costing Methods | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Child/Nutrition | Health Systems | Policy/Regulation | Clinical Care | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | North America
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