Reducing added sugars in the food supply through a cap-and-trade approach

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2432-2438

  Basu, Sanjay ^a   Lewis, Kristina ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SUGAR INTAKE; TAX; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BEVERAGES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911092316     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302170     Document Type: Article

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