Assessing the impact of the Barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales: an observational study

Assessing the impact of the Barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales: an observational study

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has advocated for sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes as part of a broader non-communicable disease prevention strategy, and these taxes have been recently introduced in a wide range of settings. However, much is still unknown about how SSB taxes op...

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Main Authors: Miriam Alvarado, Nigel Unwin, Stephen J. Sharp, Ian Hambleton, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, T. Alafia Samuels, Marc Suhrcke, Jean Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Sugar-sweetened beverages
Evaluation
Fiscal policy
Obesity prevention
Diabetes prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-019-0776-7

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