State Preemption to Prevent Local Taxation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

“The effects of taxation on the individual consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages”

To assess the impact of taxation on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), most studies consider the average consumer. Individual consumption is, however, very heterogeneous. In this paper, we propose a three-step methodology to assess the impact of SSB taxation on individual consumption. First, we use a disaggregation method to recover individual consumption from observed househol...

Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain Intent to Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Secondary School Students

Background: The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is closely correlated with the increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).The purpose of this study was using the theory of planned behavior(TPB) to explain intent to consume SSBs among secondary school students.   Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical (cross-sectional) study wasconducted on 416 s...

The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children’s Health

Over nearly the past 30 years, U.S. children and adolescents have dramatically increased their consumption of sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs), including soda, fruit drinks and punches, and sports drinks (see sidebar for a more complete definition).6,7 Such consumption has been linked to less healthy diets and a number of other negative health consequences, including decreased bone density, dent...

Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages in Relation to Stroke and Dementia

See related article, p 1139. Although the consumption of sodas has been decreasing in most Western countries during the past 2 decades, sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs) are the leading sources of added sugars in the US diet and are increasing on a global level. As measured by the recommendation of the 2015 World Health Organization Guideline on the intake of free sugars, a single can of sugar-sw...

Intake of sugar - sweetened beverages and weight gain : a systematic