The Ethics of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Improve Public Health
The World Health Organization highlights fiscal policies as priority interventions for the promotion of healthy eating in its Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. The taxation of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in particular is noted to be an effective measure, a...
Main Authors: | Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, David Cruz-e-Silva, Oliver Bartlett, Joana Vasconcelos, Alexandre Morais Nunes, Hutan Ashrafian, Marisa Miraldo, Maria do Céu Machado, Fernando Araújo, Ara Darzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00110/full |
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