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First-Year Evaluation of Mexico’s Tax on Nonessential Energy-Dense Foods: An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: In an effort to prevent continued increases in obesity and diabetes, in January 2014, the Mexican government implemented an 8% tax on nonessential foods with energy density ≥275 kcal/100 g and a peso-per-liter tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Limited rigorous evaluations of food...

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Autores principales: Batis, Carolina, Rivera, Juan A., Popkin, Barry M., Taillie, Lindsey Smith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27379797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002057