Nutrition-related non-communicable disease and sugar-sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Kenya

Conclusion: Nutrition related non-communicable diseases policies should reflect a continuum of issues, from undernutrition to food security, nutrition transition, and the escalation of nutrition related non-communicable diseases. A local advocacy case for sugar-sweetened beverage taxation has not been made. Public and policy maker education is critical to challenge the prevailing attitudes towards sugar-sweetened beverages and the western diet.PMID:33874855 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2021.1902659
Source: Global Health Action - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research