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

This paper reports the result of a realist review based on a theory of change that substitution
of higher strength alcohol products with lower strength alcohol products leads to decreases …

E-cigarette use continues to increase globally despite uncertainty regarding their long-term
health impacts and around their effectiveness for tobacco smoking cessation. This …

A growing number of jurisdictions are introducing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages
(SSBs) in efforts to reduce sugar intake, obesity, and associated metabolic conditions. A key …

Background Chile is the second world's largest per capita consumer of caloric beverages.
Caloric beverages are associated with overweight, obesity and other chronic diseases. The …

Alcohol use is a major contributor to the burden of gastrointestinal disease. WHO's global
strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol encourages the alcohol industry to contribute to …

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in China is rising rapidly and has
become a major source of added sugar, which may pose a threat to human health …

Over the past several decades, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has nearly
doubled, and alcohol has played a major role in the incidence of much of it. Alcohol has also …

Background Overweight and obesity are increasing worldwide and are considered to be a
major public health issue of the 21st century. Introducing taxation of the fat content in foods …

Although over 40 jurisdictions have adopted a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)
for public health worldwide, it is still debated in many places. Policy processes can influence …