Taxing Soda for Public Health A Canadian Perspective 1st Edition by Yann Le Bodo, Marie Claude Paquette, Philippe De Wals 3319336479 9783319336473

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ISBN 10: 3319336479

ISBN 13: 9783319336473

Author: Yann Le Bodo, Marie-Claude Paquette, Philippe De Wals

This timely reference analyzes the rationale, impact, and feasibility of taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a public health measure to contribute curbing obesity and diabetes rates, specifically in Canada. It presents the pros and cons of taxing soda, with the latest data on adverse health effects of its consumption, plus the various business and political issues surrounding the contentious proposition. Reviewed research is multidisciplinary, spanning health and medicine to ethics, economics, and law. Conclusions and caveats are clear and presented at a comfort level for the general reader. The result is a blueprint for analyzing the relevancy of taxes on sweetened soft drinks or other low-nutrition food products, plus a trove of valuable insights into aspects of government decision-making and consumer food behavior. Included in the coverage: · Reasons for specifically targeting SSBs · SSB taxation as a public health policy instrument · Effects of SSB taxation on energy intakes and population health · Potential undesirable effects relating to SSB taxation · Social and political acceptability of SSB taxation · Evaluability of SSB taxation Taxing Soda for Public Health will interest policymakers, public health professionals, advocacy groups, and researchers at the Canadian and international levels (e.g., in areas such as public health, nutrition, food and health policies, health economics, and evaluation), as well as students and all other parties interested in nutrition policies.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

2. Reasons for Specifically Targeting Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

3. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation as a Public Health Policy Instrument

4. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation Logics and Ethical Concerns

5. Effects of Taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Prices

6. Effects of Taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Demand

7. Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation on Energy Intakes and Population Health

8. Distribution of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation Effects in the Population

9. Potential Undesirable Effects Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

10. Raising Revenues from Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

11. Potential “Signal” Effects from Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

12. Feasibility of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation in Canada

13. Social and Political Acceptability of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

14. Evaluability of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation

15. Conclusion

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