scholarly journals The Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases: Evidence from Four City-Level Taxes in the U.S.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Cawley ◽  
David Frisvold ◽  
David Jones
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Linking a sugar-sweetened beverage tax with fruit and vegetable subsidies: A simulation analysis of the impact on the poor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pourya Valizadeh ◽  
Barry M Popkin ◽  
Shu Wen Ng
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Subsidy Rate ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Low Income Households

Abstract Background US individuals, particularly from low-income subpopulations, have very poor diet quality. Policies encouraging shifts from consuming unhealthy food towards healthy food consumption are needed. Objectives We simulate the differential impacts of a national sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax and its combination with fruit and vegetable (FV) subsidies targeted to low-income households, on SSB and FV purchases of lower and higher SSB purchasers. Design We considered a one-cent-per-ounce SSB tax and two FV subsidy rates of 30% and 50% and used longitudinal grocery purchase data for 79,044 urban/semiurban US households from 2010-2014 Nielsen Homescan. We used demand elasticities for lower and higher SSB purchasers, estimated via longitudinal quantile regression, to simulate policies’ differential effects. Results Higher-SSB purchasing households made larger reductions (per adult equivalent) in SSB purchases than lower SSB purchasers due to the tax (e.g., 4.4 oz/day at SSB purchase percentile 90 vs. 0.5 oz/day at percentile 25; p < 0.05). Our analyses by household income indicated low-income households would make larger reductions than higher-income households at all SSB purchase levels. Targeted FV subsidies induced similar, but nutritionally insignificant, increases in FV purchases of low-income households regardless of their SSB purchase levels. Subsidies, however, were effective in mitigating the tax burdens. All low-income households experienced a net financial gain when the tax was combined with a 50% FV subsidy, but net gains were smaller among higher SSB purchasers. Further, low-income households with children gained smaller net financial benefits than households without children and incurred net financial losses under a 30% subsidy rate. Conclusions SSB taxes can effectively reduce SSB consumption. FV subsidies would increase FV purchases, but nutritionally meaningful increases are limited due to low purchase levels pre-policy. Expanding taxes beyond SSBs, larger FV subsidies, or subsidies beyond FVs, particularly for low-income households with children, may be more effective.

scholarly journals Simulating the Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels in Three Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Y. Lee ◽  
Marie C. Ferguson ◽  
Daniel L. Hertenstein ◽  
Atif Adam ◽  
Eli Zenkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Warning Labels ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Corporations’ use and misuse of evidence to influence health policy: a case study of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Jonas Fooks ◽  
Simon Williams ◽  
Graham Box ◽  
Gary Sacks
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) are a major source of sugar in the diet. Although trends in consumption vary across regions, in many countries, particularly LMICs, their consumption continues to increase. In response, a growing number of governments have introduced a tax on SSBs. SSB manufacturers have opposed such taxes, disputing the role that SSBs play in diet-related diseases and the effectiveness of SSB taxation, and alleging major economic impacts. Given the importance of evidence to effective regulation of products harmful to human health, we scrutinised industry submissions to the South African government’s consultation on a proposed SSB tax and examined their use of evidence. Results Corporate submissions were underpinned by several strategies involving the misrepresentation of evidence. First, references were used in a misleading way, providing false support for key claims. Second, raw data, which represented a pliable, alternative evidence base to peer reviewed studies, was misused to dispute both the premise of targeting sugar for special attention and the impact of SSB taxes on SSB consumption. Third, purposively selected evidence was used in conjunction with other techniques, such as selective quoting from studies and omitting important qualifying information, to promote an alternative evidential narrative to that supported by the weight of peer-reviewed research. Fourth, a range of mutually enforcing techniques that inflated the effects of SSB taxation on jobs, public revenue generation, and gross domestic product, was used to exaggerate the economic impact of the tax. This “hyperbolic accounting” included rounding up figures in original sources, double counting, and skipping steps in economic modelling. Conclusions Our research raises fundamental questions concerning the bona fides of industry information in the context of government efforts to combat diet-related diseases. The beverage industry’s claims against SSB taxation rest on a complex interplay of techniques, that appear to be grounded in evidence, but which do not observe widely accepted approaches to the use of either scientific or economic evidence. These techniques are similar, but not identical, to those used by tobacco companies and highlight the problems of introducing evidence-based policies aimed at managing the market environment for unhealthful commodities.

Cost Effectiveness of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in the U.S.

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Long ◽  
Steven L. Gortmaker ◽  
Zachary J. Ward ◽  
Stephen C. Resch ◽  
Marj L. Moodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Excise Tax ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals The impact of sugar sweetened beverage intake on hunger and satiety in minority adolescents

Appetite ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace E. Shearrer ◽  
Gillian A. O'Reilly ◽  
Britini R. Belcher ◽  
Michael J. Daniels ◽  
Michael I. Goran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Employment impacts of the San Francisco sugar-sweetened beverage tax 2 years after implementation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252094
Author(s):  
Samantha Marinello ◽  
Julien Leider ◽  
Lisa M. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Synthetic Controls ◽  
The Impact

Introduction Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes have been implemented worldwide to raise revenue and reduce consumption of SSBs, which is associated with health harms. Empirical evaluations have found that these taxes are successful at reducing demand for SSBs; however, SSB taxes face opposition, in part because of claims that they will lead to substantial job losses. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the San Francisco SSB tax, implemented on January 1st, 2018, on employment. Methods Monthly employment counts were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from January 2013 (5-years pre-tax) through December 2019 (2-years post-tax) for the overall economy, private sector, supermarkets and other grocery stores, convenience stores, limited-service restaurants, and beverage manufacturing. A synthetic control analysis was conducted for each employment outcome. The synthetic controls (i.e., estimated counterfactuals) were generated from a pool of urban control counties using pre-tax labor market-related characteristics. Results The synthetic controls had similar labor market-related characteristics and employment outcomes to those in San Francisco in the pre-tax period. Up to 2 years post-tax, differences in employment between San Francisco and the synthetic controls were small and not “statistically significant” based on placebo tests for all employment outcomes. Conclusions Up to two years post-tax, we do not find evidence that the San Francisco SSB tax negatively impacted net employment, employment in the private sector, or employment in specific SSB-related industries.

scholarly journals The impact of sugar-sweetened beverage intake on rat cardiac function

Heliyon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. e01357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Driescher ◽  
Danzil E. Joseph ◽  
Veronique R. Human ◽  
Edward Ojuka ◽  
Martin Cour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake among Chilean Preschoolers and Adolescents in 2016: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Essman ◽  
Barry Popkin ◽  
Camila Corvalán ◽  
Marcela Reyes ◽  
Lindsey Taillie
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dairy Beverages

Background: Chile has the highest sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) sales of any country and a growing burden of childhood obesity. This study examines SSB intake in Chilean children after a 5% SSB tax increase in 2014 but prior to marketing, labeling, and school policies implemented in 2016. Methods: 24-h recalls were collected in 2016 from two cohorts comprised of preschoolers 3–5 years of age (n = 961) and adolescents 12–14 years of age (n = 770) from low–moderate income neighborhoods. Beverages were categorized as regulated or unregulated according to whether they exceeded nutrient thresholds established by the 2016 policies. Results: Preschoolers consumed mainly beverage calories from regulated dairy beverages and substitutes (109 kcal, SD 30), unregulated dairy beverages (102 kcal, SD 24), and regulated fruit and vegetables drinks (44 kcal, SD 20). For adolescents, the greatest contributions came from regulated sodas (77 kcal, SD 47), regulated dairy beverages and substitutes (41 kcal, SD 16), and unregulated coffee and tea (41 kcal, SD 11). Overall, regulated beverages provided a greater proportion of calories than unregulated for preschoolers (15.0% vs. 11.8%) and for adolescents (9.1% vs. 5.0%). Conclusions: Before major policy implementation, regulated beverages accounted for a higher percentage of energy intake than unregulated beverages among both age groups. Future research will be needed to evaluate the impact of Chile’s new policies on sugary beverage intake in children.

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