The ethics of excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages

Falbe, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113105

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“…Research into the literature indicates that the prevalence of diet-related diseases continues to rise in the U.S. and globally [8]. Therefore, the right way to provide information to the consumer becomes especially important because poor dietary patterns, high energy intake, and malnutrition are some of the major causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some types of cancer [9].…”

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Evaluation of Food Labelling the Products with Information Regarding the Level of Sugar: A Preliminary Study

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The aim of this article is to explore the reasons for seeking selected information on a food label, with particular emphasis on certain information about sugar. In order to meet the aim, in 2020, a survey was conducted among consumers aged 18–45. Predictive models (Logistic Regression) were developed for noticing “light” products and reading food labels. The results of our study indicate that consumers are mainly discouraged from reading label information by a large amount of information, the lack of time, and a general reluctance to be interested in label information. When it comes to the factors that lead people to read label information, the naturalness of the product, its organic origin, and physical activity are important. Moreover, respondents who declared that they noticed products on the market defined as “light” were those who were interested in the naturalness of the product, but also consumers declaring that they have nutritional knowledge. The results of the study indicate the need to intensify information campaigns in order to emphasize how important it is for consumers to read the information on food labels. The amount and complexity of information currently appearing on the food label may unfortunately discourage consumers from reading it, so it is important to continuously improve this form of communication with the consumer.

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Evaluation of Food Labelling the Products with Information Regarding the Level of Sugar: A Preliminary Study

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“…Although the observed reductions in excess weight were small, this study is one of the first to document a real-world improvement in a health indicator following an SSB excise tax, providing timely evidence to bolster the already strong case for SSB excise taxes . Moreover, this study’s finding that larger soda price increases were associated with greater reductions in overweight and obesity suggests that raising Mexico’s SSB tax rate, as some have called for, would yield even larger health benefits.…”

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Population Health Outcomes

2022

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In 2014, Mexico became the first country in the Americas to tax the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) industry, sparking a cascade of SSB excise taxes in the US 1 and globally. 2 Rigorous evaluations have demonstrated that Mexico's SSB tax increased SSB prices and reduced purchasing 3 and consumption. 4 Evaluations in at least 5 US jurisdictions and 7 countries have also demonstrated that these taxes reduce SSB sales and purchases. Consequently, SSB taxes are expected to result in improvements in population health in the years that follow (eg, lower incidence of conditions associated with SSB consumption, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes). However, data on the health impacts of SSB taxes are limited. One study of Mexico's tax detected a lower probability of dental caries following tax implementation. 5 This issue of JAMA Pediatrics includes an important addition to our understanding of tax health effects. The study by Gračner et al 6 is the first, to our knowledge, to examine associations between an SSB tax and weight-related outcomes, finding lower risk of excess weight among adolescents, particularly for girls, in cities with larger price increases after the tax.

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“…The observations also suggest that compared with the control condition, in a nutrient profiling tax condition, the overall healthiness of food purchases was higher, and SSB purchases were lower especially among people experiencing moderate/high levels of financial constraint, more than among people with no financial constraint, which would be in line with our first hypothesis. The larger impact of food-related taxes on people experiencing higher levels of financial constraint may be considered unfair for people with already often smaller budgets ( 49 ) . However, food-related taxes can also have progressive health effects when especially people with lower incomes (which can lead to experiencing higher levels of financial constraint), as a result of price increases on unhealthy foods, substantially reduce consumption of these foods ( 17 ) .…”

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Do financial constraint and perceived stress modify the effects of food tax schemes on food purchases: moderation analyses in a virtual supermarket experiment

Djojosoeparto,

Poelman,

Eykelenboom

et al. 2024

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Objective To investigate whether financial constraint and perceived stress modify the effects of food-related taxes on the healthiness of food purchases. Design Moderation analyses were conducted with data from a trial where participants were randomly exposed to: a control condition with regular food prices, an SSB tax condition with a two-tiered levy on the sugar content in SSBs (5-8 g/100ml: €0.21/l and ≥8g/100 ml: €0.28/l) or a nutrient profiling tax condition where products with Nutri-Score D or E were taxed at a 20 percent level. Outcome measures were: overall healthiness of food purchases (%), energy content (kcal) and SSB purchases (litres). Effect modification was analyzed by adding interaction terms between conditions and self-reported financial constraint or perceived stress in regression models. Outcomes for each combination of condition and level of effect modifier were visualized. Setting Virtual supermarket. Participants Dutch adults (n = 386). Results Financial constraint or perceived stress did not significantly modify the effects of food-related taxes on the outcomes. Descriptive analyses suggest that in the control condition, the overall healthiness of food purchases was lowest and SSB purchases were highest among those with moderate/high levels of financial constraint. Compared to the control condition, in a nutrient profiling tax condition the overall healthiness of food purchases was higher and SSB purchases were lower, especially among those with moderate/high levels of financial constraint. Such patterns were not observed for perceived stress. Conclusion Further studies with larger samples are recommended to assess whether food-related taxes differentially affect food purchases of subgroups.

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The ethics of excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages

Cited by 23 publications

References 77 publications

Evaluation of Food Labelling the Products with Information Regarding the Level of Sugar: A Preliminary Study

Evaluation of Food Labelling the Products with Information Regarding the Level of Sugar: A Preliminary Study

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Population Health Outcomes

Do financial constraint and perceived stress modify the effects of food tax schemes on food purchases: moderation analyses in a virtual supermarket experiment

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