Does a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages actually reduce weight gain?

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A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Mexico in 2014 resulted in a small reduction in the number of overweight or obese girls, but not boys, according to international research, which found that the improvements were mostly observed for girls with heavier weight, and in cities where the price increase after the tax was greater than 10 per cent. The researchers suggest that large price increases may be associated with a noticeable reduction in weight.

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Organisation/s: RAND Corporation, USA

Funder: This project was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (grant R03HDO94019).

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