Retail Soda Purchases Decrease and Water Purchases Increase: 6-Year Results From a Community-Based Beverage Campaign.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to document the long-term impacts on beverage sales of a 6-year intervention campaign to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Methods

In 2013, a multicomponent intervention campaign designed to reduce the intake of sugary drinks was launched in Howard County, Maryland. A difference-in-differences regression approach was used to compare data on Howard County supermarket beverage sales (in ounces) from 2013 to 2018 with a set of control supermarkets. Outcome variables were average weekly sales by store of top brands of sugar-sweetened beverages (regular soda, sports drinks, fruit drinks) as well as diet soda and 100% juice. Trends in the sales of water products from 2016 to 2018 were estimated separately using a linear regression model

SUBMITTER: Schwartz MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature