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: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Michele Sassano Carolina Castagna Leonardo Villani Gianluigi Quaranta Roberta Pastorino Walter Ricciardi Stefania Boccia Source Type: research
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