The impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages according to socio-economic position: A systematic review of the evidence

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 3070-3084

  Backholer, Kathryn ^a,b   Sarink, Danja ^a   Beauchamp, Alison ^b   Keating, Catherine ^a   Loh, Venurs ^c   Ball, Kylie ^b   Martin, Jane ^d   Peeters, Anna ^a,b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Obesity Policy Coalition ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Policy; Socio economic inequalities; Sugar sweetened beverage

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; OBESITY; SUGAR INTAKE; TAX;

BEVERAGES; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SUGARS; TAXES;

EID: 84973912599     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001600104X     Document Type: Review

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