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City-level sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and changes in adult BMI

JAMA Network Open

2025-01-24
(Press-News.org) About The Study: Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise taxes were associated with reduced mean body mass index (BMI) among adults in demographic subgroups, including in young adults who consumed the most SSBs, and in Berkeley, in this cohort study. Future research should examine the mechanisms of these associations to inform how SSB taxes could be more equitable for weight-related outcomes. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Emily F. Liu, MPH, email emily.f.liu@kp.org.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.56170)

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