Position paper on taxes to non-basic energy-dense foods and sugar-sweetened beverages

In 2014 the Mexican government implemented taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods. In this manuscript, we analyze the scientific evidence linking the consumption of these products to chronic diseases, and summarize the studies that have evalu...

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Main Authors: Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, M Arantxa Colchero, Luz María Sánchez-Romero, Carolina Batis, Juan Rivera-Dommarco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2018-09-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/9534