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The Ethics of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Improve Public Health
Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco; Cruz-e-Silva, David; Bartlett, Oliver; Vasconcelos, Joana; Morais Nunes, Alexandre; Ashrafian, Hutan; Miraldo, MarisaThe World Health Organization highlights fiscal policies as priority interventions for the promotion of healthy eating in its Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. The taxation of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in particular is noted to be an effective measure, and SSBs taxes have already been implemented in several countries worldwide. However, although the evidence base su...
Date: 2020
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Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa