The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

2009/09/17 by Kelly D. Brownell, Thomas A. Farley, Walter C. Willett +4 · 5 citations
Medicine · #Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet #Diet, Metabolism, and Disease #Nutritional Studies and Diet

paper · doi:10.1056/nejmhpr0905723

openalex publication_date 2009/09/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has increased in recent decades; evidence suggests that consumption of these beverages contributes to obesity and adverse health outcomes. The authors discuss the potential public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages.

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