Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: impact on overweight and obesity in Germany

Schwendicke, Falk; Stolpe, Michael

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3938-4

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“…In a model constructed with the aid of data available from Germany it was shown that the potential introduction of 20% taxes on sugared drinks could decrease the caries burden in the German population and make considerable savings in the economy through the reduction of dental treatment expenditure as well as the additional tax revenue, while it would also result in lower inequalities in dental caries [Schwendicke et al, 2016]. Beyond this effect, a reduction of the obesity rate was also shown to be possible in Germany [Schwendicke and Stolpe, 2017]. Calculations using data from Israel, where sugar consumption on average represents 12% of the total energy intake, showed that a reduction of sugar consumption to 10% of the total energy intake as recommended by WHO could reduce the diabetes-related number of deaths by approximately 5% [World Health Organization, 2015;Schillinger and Kahn, 2017].…”

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The Joint ORCA-EADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective – A Commentary

Schulte¹,

Tsakos²

2018

Caries Res

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Caries is the most prevalent chronic condition worldwide and the association between high-level intake of sugars and dental decay is strong and well established. Interestingly, to combat caries, dental practitioners and public health dentists in many countries have focused mainly on the application of different kinds of fluorides and fissure sealants but not on the reduction of sugar intake. Furthermore, for many years, sugars have not been the focus of dental research activities presented at the annual conferences of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH). In 2015, following the publication of the new WHO guidelines on the intake of sugars, the boards of ORCA and EADPH agreed to organize a common symposium entitled “Joint ORCA-ADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective”. This symposium was organized by a scientific committee and took place on July 6, 2016, in association with the 63rd ORCA Congress in Athens, Greece. It included 9 lectures highlighting different aspects of sugar consumption, contribution of sugar to dental caries, measuring sugar consumption, and fighting against sugar on a patient and public health basis. The purpose of this commentary is to give background information about the rationale of the above-mentioned symposium.

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confidence: 99%

The Joint ORCA-EADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective – A Commentary

Schulte¹,

Tsakos²

2018

Caries Res

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“…Furthermore, the authors found a more significant decrease in overweight and obesity prevalence among young people of lower-income households [68].…”

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“…In the USA, PEs ranged from -0.79 to -1.00 [50,55]. In Germany, there was no country specific ownor cross-PE, thus the authors used PEs of -0.9 to -1.2 from a previously published article [68]. In Australia, own-and cross-PE was estimated using the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) as -0.63 [64,65].…”

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Benefits of Fiscal Policies on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Mandakh,

Hu,

Erdenebayar

et al. 2017

Cent. Asian j. Med. Sci.

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Objectives: Overweight, obesity, and their associated chronic diseases have become prevalent in many developing countries in Asia, defining them as major public health issues. One of the main contributors to overweight and obesity is the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). In this article, we reviewed the latest literature examining the benefits of a SSB tax. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted on: (i) policy documents and government reports to examine the current applications of SSB taxation; and (ii) published studies on price elasticity of demand (PED) of SSBs to examine the health and economic benefits of SSB taxation. Results: Articles included in our review have used or estimated negative PED, ranging from -0.63 to -1.3, and have shown an associated decrease in BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity. Conclusion: Most studies so far have focused on the health and economic impacts of SSB taxation among high-and upper-middle income countries. Further research is needed to understand the impact of SSB taxation on lower-middle and low-income countries, which are facing comparable, if not more serious, obesity and overweight threats.

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“…Für Deutschland gibt es bislang nur eine Modellrechnung für die Einführung einer zusätzlichen Steuer in Höhe von weiteren 20 % auf zuckergesüßte Getränke. Laut dieser Modellrechnung würde eine solche Steuer zu einer merklichen Reduktion der Adipositasprävalenz führen (-4 %), mit einem deutlich ausgeprägteren Nutzen für jüngere Männer (20 -29 Jahre) aus bildungsfernen Schichten (-22 %) [14].…”

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Zuckergesüßte Getränke und Lebensmittel aus Sicht der Public Health Nutrition

Buyken

2018

Aktuel Ernahrungsmed

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ZusammenfassungBemühungen zur Reduktion des Konsums von zuckergesüßten Getränken und Lebensmitteln fokussieren in Deutschland bislang wesentlich auf eine verbesserte Ernährungsbildung. Aus Sicht der Public Health Nutrition stehen jedoch eine ganze Reihe weiterer Maßnahmen zur Verfügung, die international bereits zur Anwendung kommen.So versetzt eine verbesserte Lebensmittelkennzeichnung von zuckergesüßten Fertigprodukten in Form von interpretativen Visualisierungen (z. B. als Ampel oder Logo) auf der Vorderseite der Verpackung VerbraucherInnen in die Lage, zwischen Alternativen zu entscheiden. Eine Reihe weiterer Maßnahmen setzt bei der Lenkung der Wahl („Nudging“) an: Diese reichen von der Änderung des Standards durch die freiwillige oder verbindliche Reformulierung von Produkten über die gezielte Einschränkung des von der Industrie bzw. dem Einzelhandel praktizierten Nudgings (Werbung, Marketing, Produktplatzierung etc.) bis hin zur Einführung einer Steuer bzw. Abgabe auf zuckergesüßte Getränke oder adipogene Lebensmittel. Als direkt wahleinschränkende Maßnahme wird schließlich noch der gezielte Verzicht auf zuckergesüßte Getränke in spezifischen Settings, z. B. in Kindertagesstätten (Kitas) und Schulen diskutiert, wie dies auch in den Standards der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) gefordert wird.Derzeit finden Public-Health-Maßnahmen zur Reduktion des Konsums von zuckergesüßten Lebensmitteln oder Getränken in Deutschland keine Anwendung. Der Koalitionsvertrag fasst nun erstmalig eine Reihe von Maßnahmen konkret ins Auge (verbesserte Lebensmittelkennzeichnung, Reformulierungsstrategie, flächendeckende Einführung der DGE-Standards), deren Umsetzung einer kritischen Unterstützung durch die Gesellschaft bedarf.

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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: impact on overweight and obesity in Germany

Cited by 49 publications

References 35 publications

The Joint ORCA-EADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective – A Commentary

The Joint ORCA-EADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective – A Commentary

Benefits of Fiscal Policies on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Zuckergesüßte Getränke und Lebensmittel aus Sicht der Public Health Nutrition

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