Health impact assessment of the UK soft drinks industry levy: a comparative risk assessment modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In March, 2016, the UK Government proposed a tiered levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs; high tax for drinks with >8 g of sugar per 100 mL, moderate tax for 5-8 g, and no tax for <5 g). We estimate the effect of possible industry responses to the levy on obesity, diabetes, and dental caries.

Methods

We modelled three possible industry responses: reformulation to reduce sugar concentration, an increase of product price, and a change of the market share of high-sugar, mid-sugar, and low-sugar drinks. For each response, we defined a better-case and worse-case health scenario. We developed a comparative risk assessment model to estimate the UK health impact of each scenario on prevalence of obesity and incidence of dental caries and type 2 diabetes. The model comb

SUBMITTER: Briggs ADM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543265 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature