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Exploring the Public Health and Financial Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
A collection of research briefs, journal articles and online resources explore the possible health and economic impacts of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Published: September 16, 2009
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Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) has been linked to higher risks of obesity. This paper explores SSB consumption and adverse health outcome evidence before discussing how SSB taxation may reduce intake, lower health care costs and generate federal health program revenue.
Editor’s note: Three of the article’s authors, Kelly Brownell, Joe Thompson and Frank Chaloupka, lead RWJF-funded initiatives.
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior |
University of Illinois at Chicago Health Research and Policy Centers (Chicago, IL) ID#: 052913 Frank Joseph Chaloupka, Ph.D. 312-413-2287 fjc@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu |
Approved award: $3,087,105 Actual award: $2,641,868 November 2005 to October 2009 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
Increasing Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among US Adults: 1988-1994 to 1999-2004
By:
Bleich SN, Wang YC, Wang Y and Gortmaker SL
Publication date:
2009
Summary:
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)is likely a leading cause of obesity and overweight. This study examines national changes in the consumption of SSBs between the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988-1994 and NHANES...
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Public Health
By:
Healthy Eating Research and Bridging the Gap
Publication date:
July 2009
Summary:
Research brief provides the latest data about the potential effects of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on consumer behavior and health.
The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage and Childhood Obesity Connection
Publication date:
August 05, 2009
Summary:
Researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health produced several reports on this connection.