The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States

The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States

Abstract Background Fiscal interventions are promising strategies to improve diets, reduce cardiovascular disease and diabetes (cardiometabolic diseases; CMD), and address health disparities. The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of specific dietary taxes and subsidies on CMD deaths and di...

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Main Authors: José L. Peñalvo, Frederick Cudhea, Renata Micha, Colin D. Rehm, Ashkan Afshin, Laurie Whitsel, Parke Wilde, Tom Gaziano, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Martin O’Flaherty, Simon Capewell, Dariush Mozaffarian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Diet
Taxes
Subsidies
Policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0971-9

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