Evaluating the 2014 sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Chile: An observational study in urban areas.

<h4>Background</h4>In October 2014, Chile implemented a tax modification on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) called the Impuesto Adicional a las Bebidas Analcohólicas (IABA). The design of the tax was unique, increasing the tax on soft drinks above 6.25 grams of added sugar per 100 mL an...

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Main Authors: Ryota Nakamura, Andrew J Mirelman, Cristóbal Cuadrado, Nicolas Silva-Illanes, Jocelyn Dunstan, Marc Suhrcke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002596