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| Title |
Evidence that a tax on sugar sweetened beverages reduces the obesity rate: a meta-analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1072 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maria A Cabrera Escobar, J Lennert Veerman, Stephen M Tollman, Melanie Y Bertram, Karen J Hofman |
| Abstract |
Excess intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been shown to result in weight gain. To address the growing epidemic of obesity, one option is to combine programmes that target individual behaviour change with a fiscal policy such as excise tax on SSBs. This study evaluates the literature on SSB taxes or price increases, and their potential impact on consumption levels, obesity, overweight and body mass index (BMI). The possibility of switching to alternative drinks is also considered. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 269 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 42 | 16% |
| United States | 17 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 12 | 4% |
| Spain | 11 | 4% |
| Chile | 10 | 4% |
| Mexico | 9 | 3% |
| Australia | 8 | 3% |
| Canada | 7 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 36 | 13% |
| Unknown | 111 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 187 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 46 | 17% |
| Scientists | 31 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 908 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | <1% |
| Unknown | 891 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 236 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 152 | 17% |
| Researcher | 112 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 71 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 48 | 5% |
| Other | 115 | 13% |
| Unknown | 174 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 213 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 108 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 95 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 62 | 7% |
| Other | 148 | 16% |
| Unknown | 211 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 358. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2023.
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#86,609
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#73
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#589
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#3
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