Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes: A Political Battle

Employment impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.

OBJECTIVES We assessed the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on net employment. METHODS We used a macroeconomic simulation model to assess the employment impact of a 20% SSB tax accounting for changes in SSB demand, substitution to non-SSBs, income effects, and government expenditures of tax revenues for Illinois and California in 2012. RESULTS We found increased employment of ...

The Association of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake During Infancy With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake during infancy predicts SSB intake at 6 years of age. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort analysis of 1333 US children was conducted by using data from the 2005–2007 Infant Feeding Practices Study II and the 2012 Follow-Up Study at 6 years of age. The exposure variables were maternal-reported SSB intakes during infancy. The outcome...

Are sugar-sweetened beverage taxes a cost-effective means of reducing weight?

A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Views of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, Michigan, 2014

INTRODUCTION We conducted a qualitative study to gather information on adolescent views of how a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) would affect adolescents' consumption of SSBs. The role of habit in consumption of SSBs was also explored. METHODS We held 3 focus groups with students from various racial/ethnic groups (N = 22) in grades 6 through 8 at a Michigan middle school. Data on ...

Substitution Patterns Can Limit the Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Obesity

Dramatic increases in obesity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption over the past several decades have become major public health and clinical concerns. Obesity rates tripled in 30 years, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children more than doubled in the last 2 decades of the twentieth century (1). Many children drink more sugar-sweetened beverages than milk, and sugar-sweetene...