Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study.

Pauline F D ScheelbeekLaura CornelsenTheresa M MarteauSusan A JebbRichard D Smith

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2019)

Increasing the price of high sugar snacks by 20% could reduce energy intake, BMI, and prevalence of obesity. This finding was in a UK context and was double that modelled for a similar price increase in sugar sweetened beverages.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
risk factors
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
body mass index
adipose tissue
risk assessment
physical activity