Health impact assessment of the UK soft drinks industry levy: a comparative risk assessment modelling study.

Journal: The Lancet. Public health
Published Date: Dec 16, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In March, 2016, the UK Government proposed a tiered levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs; high tax for drinks with >8 g of sugar per 100 mL, moderate tax for 5-8 g, and no tax for <5 g). We estimate the effect of possible industry responses to the levy on obesity, diabetes, and dental caries.

Authors

  • Adam D M Briggs
    British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK.
  • Oliver T Mytton
    UK Clinical Research Collaboration Centre for Diet and Activity Research and Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
  • Ariane Kehlbacher
    Agri-Food Economics and Social Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  • Richard Tiffin
    Agri-Food Economics and Social Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  • Ahmed Elhussein
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Mike Rayner
    British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK.
  • Susan A Jebb
    Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK.
  • Tony Blakely
    Health Inequalities Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Peter Scarborough
    British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK.

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