Changes in sugar-sweetened beverage purchases across the price distribution after the implementation of a tax in Mexico: a before-and-after analysis

Abstract Background A tax of one-Mexican peso per liter of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) came into effect in January 2014 in Mexico as a national health policy to tackle the high overweight and obesity prevalence. Previous studies have shown an overall reduction in SSB purchases after the tax imple...

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Auteurs principaux: J. C. Salgado Hernández, S. W. Ng, M. A. Colchero
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: BMC 2023-02-01
Collection:BMC Public Health
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Accès en ligne:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15041-y