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Evidence that a tax on sugar sweetened beverages reduces the obesity rate: a meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Excess intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been shown to result in weight gain. To address the growing epidemic of obesity, one option is to combine programmes that target individual behaviour change with a fiscal policy such as excise tax on SSBs. This study evaluates the lit...
Autores principales: | Cabrera Escobar, Maria A, Veerman, J Lennert, Tollman, Stephen M, Bertram, Melanie Y, Hofman, Karen J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840583/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24225016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1072 |
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