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The evidence-and acceptability-of taxes on unhealthy foods.
Rajagopal, Selvi; Barnhill, Anne; Sharfstein, Joshua M.
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  • Rajagopal S; General Preventive Medicine Residency, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
  • Barnhill A; Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
  • Sharfstein JM; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, W1033F, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. Joshua.sharfstein@jhu.edu.
Isr J Health Policy Res ; 7(1): 68, 2018 11 20.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30458862
The global obesity pandemic has public advocates and policymakers grappling with the question of how best to respond. Among the various policy options, unhealthy food and beverage taxes have gained attention as a potentially effective intervention to reduce non-nutritive caloric intake, while raising government funds for health promotion programs at the community level. Yet in many countries, including in Israel, such proposals have not gained broad support. Cities in both United States and Mexico have found that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages reduce consumption. Yet the food industry has successfully fought many such policies. Looking forward, those supporting taxation policies will need to provide clear evidence, a compelling use of funds raised, a convincing answer to industry claims, and attention to equity in implementation. With no easy fixes in sight to obesity, it is likely that taxes will remain viable - if contested - options for the foreseeable future.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Impostos / Açúcares País/Região como assunto: Asia / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Isr J Health Policy Res Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Impostos / Açúcares País/Região como assunto: Asia / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Isr J Health Policy Res Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido