The aim was to conduct a systematic review of real‐world sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB)
tax evaluations and examine the overall impact on beverage purchases and dietary intake …

Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages are growing in popularity and have generated an
active public debate. Are they a good idea? If so, how high should they be? Are such taxes …

Importance More than 45 countries and several local jurisdictions have implemented sugar-
sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes to improve nutrition and population health, and evidence …

A common objection to “sin taxes”—corrective taxes on goods that are thought to be
overconsumed, such as cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks—is that they often fall …

Several different socio-economic factors have caused a large portion of the population to
adopt unhealthy eating habits that can undermine healthcare systems, unless current trends …

In countries around the world, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, and
consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are significant contributors to the global …

Background Taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been an important means of raising
revenues for public spending in many countries but there is increasing interest in using …

Taxes and subsidies are increasingly being considered as potential policy instruments to
incentivize consumers to improve their food and beverage consumption patterns and related …

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 …

Background Excess intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been shown to result
in weight gain. To address the growing epidemic of obesity, one option is to combine …