'Soda taxes' and 'fat taxes' can help tackle the twin problems of global obesity and under-nutrition

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-22

  Williams, Simon Nicholas ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FAST FOOD; FOOD SECURITY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUNGER; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOFT DRINK; TAX; UNITED STATES; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL HEALTH;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; TAXES;

EID: 84951756408     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913915616733     Document Type: Review

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