Modelling the potential impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on stroke mortality, costs and health-adjusted life years in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Stroke poses a growing human and economic burden in South Africa. Excess sugar consumption, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has been associated with increased obesity and stroke risk. Research shows that price increases for SSBs can influence consumption and modelling e...

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Autores principales: Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J., Tugendhaft, Aviva, Labadarios, Demetre, Hofman, Karen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27240422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3085-y

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