The Untapped Power of Soda Taxes: Incentivizing Consumers, Generating Revenue, and Altering Corporate Behavior
Globally, soda taxes are gaining momentum as powerful interventions to discourage sugar consumption and thereby reduce the growing burden of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Evidence from early adopters including Mexico and Berkeley, California, confirms that soda taxes can disincentivi...
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| Language: | English |
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2017-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3376_cfa3e140fb10202332ce4e53fcbd5d63.pdf |