Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Public Health

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20090715beveragetaxresearchbrief.pdf (206.75 KB)
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2009-07
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Abstract

Outlines research linking consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Explores the effectiveness of taxing such beverages to generate revenue, reduce consumption among at-risk groups, and promote public health.

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Health, Health, Public Health, Public Affairs, Tax Reform/Legislation
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http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20090715beveragetaxresearchbrief.pdf
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https://hdl.handle.net/10244/677
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