Using nutritional survey data to inform the design of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in low-resource contexts: a cross-sectional analysis based on data from an adult Caribbean population.

Miriam Alvarado Rachel M Harris Angela M C Rose P N T Unwin Ian Richard Hambleton Fumiaki Imamura Jean Adams

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

Given high SSB consumption, targeting SSBs was a sensible strategy in this setting. A substantial percentage of free sugars from SSBs were not covered by the tax, reducing possible health benefits. The considerations proposed here may help policymakers to design more effective SSB taxes.

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