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2024-08-01 01:00
A US study has found that cities in California with a sugar-sweetened beverage tax saw reductions in the body mass index of kids aged two to 19 after the tax was brought in, compared to other similar cities. The researchers say that policymakers should consider implementing sugar-sweetened beverage taxes to prevent or reduce youth overweight and obesity and, ultimately, chronic disease, particularly among children younger than 12 years.
Journal/conference: JAMA Network Open
Link to research (DOI): 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.24822
Organisation/s: Kaiser Permanente, USA
Funder: This work was funded by the National Institutes of Health (grant R01 DK123204-01A1).
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From: JAMA
City-Level Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Youth Body Mass Index PercentileAbout The Study: Sugar-sweetened beverage excise taxes were associated with lower body mass index percentile among youth in this cohort study. Policymakers should consider implementing sugar-sweetened beverage excise taxes to prevent or reduce youth overweight and obesity and, ultimately, chronic disease, particularly among children younger than 12 years.
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