Nutrition related non-communicable diseases and sugar sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Zambia

Conclusions: The tension between the Government's economic and public health priorities is a barrier for strengthening fiscal measures to address nutrition-related non-communicable diseases. However, this did not prevent the introduction of a differential sugar tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Opportunities exist to strengthen the existing taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages in Zambia. These include a more inclusive consultation process for policy formulation and comprehensive monitoring of risk factors.PMID:33876714 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2021.1872172
Source: Global Health Action - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research