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Impact of the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy on sugar content, price, product size and number of available soft drinks in the UK, 2015-19: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Peter ScarboroughVyas AdhikariRichard A HarringtonAhmed ElhusseinAdam D M BriggsMike RaynerJean AdamsSteven CumminsTarra L PenneyHeather Brown
Published in: PLoS medicine (2020)
The results suggest that the SDIL incentivised many manufacturers to reduce sugar in soft drinks. Some of the cost of the levy to manufacturers and importers was passed on to consumers as higher prices but not always on targeted drinks. These changes could reduce population exposure to liquid sugars and associated health risks.
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