(Press-News.org) About The Study: Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes in Boulder, Colorado; Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle led to substantial, consistent declines in SSB purchases following price increases associated with those taxes. Scaling SSB taxes nationally could yield substantial public health benefits.
Authors: Scott Kaplan, Ph.D., of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4737)
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Evaluation of changes in prices and purchases following implementation of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes across the US
JAMA Health Forum
2024-01-05
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