Soft drink consumption linked to overweight and obesity in teens

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Reducing soft drink consumption is important for lowering overweight and obesity in teens, according to international researchers who say soft drink taxes might help. The team looked at data from 405,528 school-going teens from 107 countries and regions, and found that for every 10% increase in the prevalence of daily soft drink consumption, there was a 3.7% increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. The team also found that high-income countries were more likely to implement soft drink taxes than low- and middle-income countries, and in countries with soft drink taxes, soft drink consumption was lower among school going teens (30.2% vs 33.5% in countries with no tax).

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conference: JAMA Network Open

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Organisation/s: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan

Funder: No funding information provided. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr MacGregor reported being the chairman of Blood Pressure UK (BPUK), Action on Salt,World Action on Salt, Sugar, and Health, and Action on Sugar outside the submitted work. Dr He reported being a member of the Action on Salt andWorld Action on Salt, Sugar, and Health outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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