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Smith, Travis A.; Biing-Hwan, Lin; Lee, Jonq-Ying. |
The link between high U.S. obesity rates and the overconsumption of added sugars, largely from sodas and fruit drinks, has prompted public calls for a tax on caloric sweetened beverages. Faced with such a tax, consumers may reduce consumption of these sweetened beverages and substitute nontaxed beverages, such as bottled water, juice, and milk. This study estimated that a tax-induced 20-percent price increase on caloric sweetened beverages could cause an average reduction of 37 calories per day, or 3.8 pounds of body weight over a year, for adults and an average of 43 calories per day, or 4.5 pounds over a year, for children. Given these reductions in calorie consumption, results show an estimated decline in adult overweight prevalence (66.9 to 62.4... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB); Soft drinks; Soda tax; Added sugars; Obesity; And beverage demand; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95465 |
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