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March 1, 2013 | Report/Evaluation
California’s Healthy Beverages in Childcare Act was implemented in January 2012 to regulate beverages in licensed childcare centers. This report measures the impact of the policy on childcare practices.
August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The association between regular and diet soft drink availability in schools and student consumption is examined in this article.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Intervention increased students’ water consumption and decreased an average of 60.9 kcals during afterschool snack time.
November 23, 2012 | Journal Article
This article is a systematic review of 21 recent U.S. studies on price elasticity of demand for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), fast food, and fruits and vegetables. Additionally, this review examines 20 studies assessing the direct association of prices/taxes with body weight outcomes.
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Sweetened drinks are a primary source of added dietary sugar for children. Drinks obtained at school in “competitive venues”—outside of the federally reimbursable school meal program—significantly contribute to student caloric intake. These research ...
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
When we drink sugar-sweetened beverages, research strongly suggests we increase our risk of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and premature death. We can prevent unnecessary, potentially life-threatening conditions—and help avoid billions of dollars in medical costs over a decade—by enacting a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, this study finds.
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Providing easily understandable caloric information reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among low-income Black adolescents in Baltimore.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Looking at successful strategies used to reduce tobacco use and harmful drinking—can they do the same for sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?
October 15, 2009 | Journal Article
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.