Sweetened Beverage Taxes

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Trainings

Lessons Learned from Researchers and Advocates on Passing and Implementing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes

SSB Tax Webinar Part I: Latest Evidence

SSB Tax Webinar Part II: Legal and Communications Best Practices

Industry Interference

Sweetened Profits: The Industry’s Playbook to Fight Sweetened Beverage Taxes

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Corporate Narratives Work to Defeat and Weaken Taxation of Ultra-Processed Products

Research

Evidence to Support Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

Expanding the Health Promotion Levy and implementing a UPP tax could lead to better diets among South African consumers

New Study Indicates That South Africa's Health Promotion Levy is Not Associated with Job Loss in Sugar Industry

Comprehensive Chilean Policy Package Significantly Reduced Purchases of Sugary Beverages

New Study Shows South Africa’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Works; Significantly Reduces Sugar Intake from Sweetened Beverages

Misleading Evidence At Heart of Beverage Industry Arguments Against SSB Taxes

High Consumers of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Mexico Reduced Purchases of Sugary Beverages After Implementation of Tax

South African Study Shows First Evidence of Positive Impact of Sugary Drinks Tax on South Africans’ Dietary Behaviors

SSB Tax in Barbados Reduced Purchases of Sugary Beverages and Increased Purchases of Non-SSBs

Industry Used Economic Arguments and Misused Evidence During South Africa’s Sugary Drinks Tax Policymaking Process

Repeal of Soft Drink Tax in Denmark Led to Increased Purchases of Unhealthy Drinks

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One Year Later: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Beverage Tax Significantly Reduced Sales of Sugary Drinks

Debunking Unemployment Claims One Year After Philadelphia’s Beverage Tax

How the Tobacco Industry Hooked Kids on Sugary Drinks

Productivity Loss from Diseases Associated with Sugary Drink Consumption in Mexico Creates Significant Economic Burden

Reduction in SSB Consumption Sustained Over Three Years After Implementation of Tax in Berkeley

Large Study Links High Consumption of Soft Drinks with Increased Risk of Death

New Study Indicates South Africa Tax on Sugary Drinks is Working

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Mexican Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages is Cost-Effective and Will Improve Health

The Societal Benefit of Taxes on SSBs

Seattle SSB Tax Significantly Reduced Purchases of SSBs

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UK Tax on Sugary Beverages Decreased Number of High-in-Sugar Beverages and Did Not Hurt UK Manufacturers’ Value in the Stock Market

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South Africa’s Sugary Drink Tax Successfully Raises the Price of SSBs

UK Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Accelerated Reductions in Overall Sugar Content

Sugary Drinks Tax in Mexico Helped Reduce Consumption of Soft Drinks After Just Three Years

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High Consumption of Both 100% Fruit Juice and SSBs is Associated with Increased Risk of Death

Fiscal Incentives to Promote Healthy Diets

Evidence on Ultra-Processed Product Taxes: Evaluations and Simulations (2022-2024)

Taxing Sugary Drinks Factsheet (University of North Carolina's Global Food Research Program)

PAHO Factsheet: Health Taxes

Taxes on Unhealthy Foods and Beverages Around the World (University of North Carolina's Global Food Research Program)