Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages as a policy to reduce overweight and obesity in countries of different income classifications: a systematic review.

Alexander ItriaStéfani S BorgesAna Elisa M RinaldiLuciana Bertoldi NucciCarla Cristina Enes

Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)

A high SSB tax might be an effective fiscal policy to decrease purchase and consumption of SSB and reduce overweight/obesity prevalence, especially if the tax were specific for beverage volume.

Keyphrases

weight loss
public health
mental health
healthcare
weight gain
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
risk factors
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle