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June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Fletcher research team agrees with Chaloupka and colleagues on a number of issues regarding sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) policy. For one, taxation is a way to reduce SSB consumption providing youth are the primary target.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
August 23, 2011 | Journal Article
The public health problems posed by consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages—and the appropriate policy responses—may be similar to those that arise when addressing cigarette and alcohol consumption.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Looking at successful strategies used to reduce tobacco use and harmful drinking—can they do the same for sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Chaloupka and colleagues take exception with a few points in this issue's commentary by the Fletcher research team.
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Research brief provides the latest data about the potential effects of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on consumer behavior and health.
December 13, 2010 | Journal Article
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax would affect the waistline and wallet of middle-income households more than that of those in low-income and high income brackets.
April 1, 2011 | Book
A popular policy option for addressing the growth in weight has been the imposition of a “fat tax” on selected foods that are deemed to promote obesity. This study tested the short- and long-run body weight consequences of changing food prices.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
New study finds that current soda tax rates don't deter consumption.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
One of the largest drivers of the current obesity epidemic is thought to be excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.