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June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Fletcher research team agrees with Chaloupka and colleagues on a number of issues regarding sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) policy. For one, taxation is a way to reduce SSB consumption providing youth are the primary target.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
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?
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Chaloupka and colleagues take exception with a few points in this issue's commentary by the Fletcher research team.
April 1, 2011 | Book
A popular policy option for addressing the growth in weight has been the imposition of a “fat tax” on selected foods that are deemed to promote obesity. This study tested the short- and long-run body weight consequences of changing food prices.
December 13, 2010 | Journal Article
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax would affect the waistline and wallet of middle-income households more than that of those in low-income and high income brackets.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
New study finds that current soda tax rates don't deter consumption.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
One of the largest drivers of the current obesity epidemic is thought to be excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at reducing childhood obesity. This study investigated associations between soda taxes and body mass index (BMI) in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in the period 1997-2006.