Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity incidence across different age groups: A modelling study.

Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity incidence across different age groups: A modelling study.

<h4>Background</h4>Excessive consumption of sugar has a well-established link with obesity. Preliminary results show that a tax levied on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by the Portuguese government in 2017 led to a drop in sales and reformulation of these products. This study models th...

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Main Authors: Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Milton Severo, David Cruz E Silva, Maria João Gregório, Luke N Allen, Magdalena Muc, Alexandre Morais Nunes, Duarte Torres, Marisa Miraldo, Hutan Ashrafian, Ana Rito, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, João Breda, Ara Darzi, Fernando Araújo, Carla Lopes
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003036&type=printable
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