National taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages and its association with overweight, obesity, and diabetes

CONCLUSIONS: Taxation is highly heterogeneous across countries in terms of products and design, which might influence its effectiveness. Our findings provide some evidence regarding a deceleration of the increasing prevalence rates of overweight and obesity among children occurring in some countries following introduction of taxation. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021233309.PMID:38569789 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.013

Source: Am J Clin Nutr - April 3, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Michele Sassano Carolina Castagna Leonardo Villani Gianluigi Quaranta Roberta Pastorino Walter Ricciardi Stefania Boccia Source Type: research