Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are a sweet deal: Improve health, save money, reduce disparities, and raise revenue
Menée à partir d'une modélisation, cette étude estime le rapport coût-efficacité d'une taxe nationale sur les boissons sucrées pour prévenir le risque de cancer associé à l'obésité et réduire les inégalités économiques aux Etats-Unis
The obesity epidemic continues to grow in theUnited States,and isprojected to affect nearly half of adults by 2030,with large disparities by income and race/ethnicity(1).These disparities are beingstarklyexposed by the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, with increasing evidence that obesityis a risk factor for increased morbidity andmortality fromCOVID-19(2,3).However, while it typically receives less attention, the long-running epidemic of obesity-related chronic diseasein the US has also claimed many lives.In addition to cardiovascular diseasesand diabetes, obesity is a risk factor for multiple cancers, which comprise a substantial burden of potentially avoidable morbidity and mortality in the US population.Effective policies and programs to prevent obesity are thus critical to improve population health, as obesity is a risk factor for both chronic and infectious disease outcomes.