Overall and income specific effect on prevalence of overweight and obesity of 20% sugar sweetened drink tax in UK: Econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Briggs, Adam D M ^a   Mytton, Oliver T ^a,b   Kehlbacher, Ariane ^c   Tiffin, Richard ^c   Rayner, Mike ^a   Scarborough, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Health Forum   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUGAR INTAKE; SUGAR SWEETENED DRINK; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888185304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f6189     Document Type: Article

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