Effect of subsidies on healthful consumption: a protocol for a systematic review update.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing in most parts of the world. In order to ameliorate the related public health burden, evidence-informed policies to improve diet need to be implemented. Financial subsidies that promote healthful consumption patterns have the potential to reduce NCD risk and may also reduce inequality if targeted at those of low socio-economic position. This protocol is for an updated systematic review of such evidence.

Methods and analysis

A systematic search strategy will be used to identify publications on fiscal intervention studies indexed in Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, EconLit and PubMed in between January 2013 to February 2019. Two reviewers will independently sift identified citatio

SUBMITTER: Pearson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7443268 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature