The evidence—and acceptability—of taxes on unhealthy foods

Abstract The global obesity pandemic has public advocates and policymakers grappling with the question of how best to respond. Among the various policy options, unhealthy food and beverage taxes have gained attention as a potentially effective intervention to reduce non-nutritive caloric intake, whi...

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Main Authors: Selvi Rajagopal, Anne Barnhill, Joshua M. Sharfstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-018-0264-6