Assessing sugar-sweetened beverage intakes, added sugar intakes and BMI before and after the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide insight into the context and public health implications of the South African sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax (Health Promotion Levy; HPL) by describing SSB and added sugar intakes, as well as BMI, 1 year prior to, at the time of and 1 year after implementation of the HPL.

Design

Longitudinal dietary intake was assessed using a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) and BMI was measured via anthropometry.

Setting

Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Participants

Adolescents, young adults and middle-aged adults (n 617).

Results

At baseline, median SSB intakes were 36 ml/d, 214 ml/d and 750 ml/d for those in low, medium and high consumption tertiles, respectively. SSB intake decreased by two times/week in medium consumers an

SUBMITTER: Wrottesley SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884749 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature