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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: impact on overweight and obesity in Germany

BACKGROUND: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increases the risk of overweight and obesity. Taxing SSBs could decrease daily energy consumption and body weight. This model-based study evaluated the impact of a 20% SSB-sales tax on overweight and obesity in the context of Germany. METHO...

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Autores principales: Schwendicke, Falk, Stolpe, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5240244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3938-4