The impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages according to socio-economic position: a systematic review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) has been proposed to address population weight gain but the effect across socio-economic position (SEP) is unclear. The current study aimed to clarify the differential impact(s) of SSB taxes on beverage purchases and consumption, weight outcomes and the amount paid in SSB taxes according to SEP.

Design

Databases (OVID and EMBASE) and grey literature were systematically searched in June 2015 to identify studies that examined effects of an SSB price increase on beverage purchases or consumption, weight outcomes or the amount paid in tax across SEP, within high-income countries.

Results

Of the eleven included articles, three study types were identified: (i) those that examined the association between variation in SSB tax

SUBMITTER: Backholer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270974 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature