Modelled cost-effectiveness of a package size cap and a kilojoule reduction intervention to reduce energy intake from sugar-sweetened beverages in Australia

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1-17

  Crino, Michelle ^a,b   Herrera, Ana Maria Mantilla ^c   Ananthapavan, Jaithri ^d   Wu, Jason H Y ^a   Neal, Bruce ^a,e,f   Lee, Yong Yi ^c,g   Zheng, Miaobing ^d   Lal, Anita ^d   Sacks, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; Obesity prevention; Portion size; Sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY REDUCTION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; INTERVENTION STUDY; KILOJOULE; LIFE TABLE METHOD; MODEL; OBESITY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PACKAGE SIZE CAP; PORTION SIZE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SUGAR INTAKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUGARS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; PORTION SIZE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029168230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9090983     Document Type: Article

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