"Sin-food" Taxes and sugar-sweetened beverages - The right policy for the wrong reasons?

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Chaufan, Claudia ^a   Hong, Gee Hee ^a,b   Fox, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DIET; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; SUGAR INTAKE; TAX; UNITED STATES;

BEVERAGES; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; SWEETENING AGENTS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952483785     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100223-CIT-57     Document Type: Article

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