Do high vs. low purchasers respond differently to a nonessential energy-dense food tax? Two-year evaluation of Mexico's 8% nonessential food tax

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue , 2017, Pages S37-S42

  Taillie, Lindsey Smith ^a   Rivera, Juan A ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^a   Batis, Carolina ^b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Food taxes; Household purchases; Mexico

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEXICO; NONESSENTIAL ENERGY DENSE FOOD TAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SOCIAL STATUS; TAX; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

SWEETENING AGENT;

BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEXICO; OBESITY; SWEETENING AGENTS; TAXES;

EID: 85026514951     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.07.009     Document Type: Article

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