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Changes in beverage purchases following the announcement and implementation of South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy: an observational study

BACKGROUND: In 2016, South Africa announced an intention to levy a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). In 2018, the country implemented an SSB tax of approximately 10%, known as the Health Promotion Levy (HPL). We aimed to assess changes in the purchases of beverages before and after the HPL an...

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Autores principales: Stacey, Nicholas, Edoka, Ijeoma, Hofman, Karen, Swart, Elizabeth C, Popkin, Barry, Ng, Shu Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8071067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33838735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30304-1