Many studies have looked at the potential benefits of a sugar tax interms of the longer, healthier lives and reduced health expenditure associated with tackling obesity.
Jun 21, 2017
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Many countries are considering or already implementing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in an effort to curb increasing levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The effects of these taxes on purchasing decisions of ...
Apr 18, 2017
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A tax on sugary drinks would have minimal impact on the hip pocket of low-income earners, a Deakin University study has found.
Jul 14, 2016
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A 20 percent sugar tax could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, new research led by Newcastle University shows.
Jun 8, 2016
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South Africa plans a new "fat tax" on sugary drinks to combat an obesity epidemic—but sweet-toothed consumers say its chances are slim of making them cut down.
Apr 17, 2016
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Britain will join a growing band of countries taxing excessive sugar levels in soft drinks, as it attempts to cut down on spiralling childhood obesity levels, finance minister George Osborne said Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2016
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Not long after Berkeley became the first city in the country to levy an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, questions arose about whether the move would have its desired effect by increasing the retail price of soda. ...
Oct 7, 2015
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In a week when the British Medical Association has called for a sugar tax of 20 per cent to be introduced to help combat the nation's obesity epidemic, Dr Gail Rees, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition at Plymouth University ...
Jul 14, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—A tax on fizzy drinks could save lives and generate millions in revenue for health programmes in New Zealand.
Feb 14, 2014
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A 20% tax on sugar sweetened drinks would reduce the number of UK adults who are obese by 180,000 (1.3%) and who are overweight by 285,000 (0.9%), suggests a study published in BMJ today.
Oct 31, 2013
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