Own-price, cross-price, and expenditure elasticities on sugar-sweetened beverages in Guatemala.

BACKGROUND:The obesity epidemic is spreading rapidly in Guatemala, a low/middle income country still struggling with undernutrition. Sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption is strongly associated with overweight, obesity, and non-communicable diseases. In Guatemala, SSBs are readily available a...

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Main Authors: Violeta Chacon, Guillermo Paraje, Joaquin Barnoya, Frank J Chaloupka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6197849?pdf=render