ReviewThe Proceedings of the Nutrition Society2018
Should we tax unhealthy food and drink?
Review in The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Food tax policies in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: systematic policy review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Causal impact of obesity class stratification and endometrial cancer subtypes: an integrated Mendelian randomization and Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- The Double Burden of Malnutrition in the Brazilian Legal Amazon: Spatial Distributions and Temporal Trends (2013-2023).Nutrients · 2025Article
- A systematic analysis of the global disease burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus attributable to high intake of processed meat in 204 countries (1990-2021).Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Non-sugar sweeteners and children: the current picture and controversies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Low back pain trends attributable to high body mass index over the period 1990-2021 and projections up to 2036.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Factors Contributing to the Change in Overweight/Obesity Prevalence Among Indian Adults: A multivariate decomposition analysis of data from the National Family Health Surveys.Advances in therapy · 2023Article
- Ultra-Processed Food, Reward System and Childhood Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The role of taxation measures in the management of harmful products, services, and practices in Iran: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The benefits and challenges of taxing sugar in a small island state: an interrupted time series analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Potential effect of real-world junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on population health, health system costs and greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand: a modelling study.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
- In Vivo Effects of Coffee Containing Javamide-I/-II on Body Weight, LDL, HDL, Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Leptin, Adiponectin, C-Reactive Protein, sE-Selectin, TNF-α, and MCP-1.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Article
- Do taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages influence food purchases?Current nutrition reports · 2021Review
- Evidence of a health risk 'signalling effect' following the introduction of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax.Food policy · 2021Article
- Leading Factors for Weight Gain during COVID-19 Lockdown in a Spanish Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Factors Accounting for Obesity and Its Perception among the Adult Spanish Population: Data from 1,000 Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews.Obesity facts · 2020Article
- Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A Review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Review
- Assessing the impact of the Barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales: an observational study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Observational
- The Influence of Taste Liking on the Consumption of Nutrient Rich and Nutrient Poor Foods.Frontiers in nutrition · 2019Review
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Abstract
The global burden of obesity leads to significant morbidity and has major economic implications. In April 2018, Britain will join a growing number of countries attempting to tackle this using fiscal measures when the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy is introduced. We review recent evidence from natural experiments of the impact of health-related food and drink taxes on consumer behaviour, and discuss the possible consequences of these approaches on purchases and health. We highlight some of the potential indirect consequences and the importance of robust prospective evaluation.
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