Healthy food subsidies and unhealthy food taxation: A systematic review of the evidence

• Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 787 - 795
• Main Authors: Niebylski, Mark L., Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S, Redburn, Kimbree A., M.A, Duhaney, Tara, M.H.Sc, Campbell, Norm R., M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Beverages; Cost-effectiveness; Diet; Diet - economics; Diet - standards; Feeding Behavior; Fiscal policy; Food; Food Assistance; Food Supply - economics; Food tax; Fruits and vegetables; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Health; Health Promotion; Humans; Medical research; Non-communicable disease; Nutrition Policy; Price elasticity; Public health; Sodium; Studies; Subsidies; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Taxation; Taxes; United States > US; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Sodium; Non-communicable disease; Food tax; Subsidies; Fruits and vegetables; Cost-effectiveness; Public health

Abstract The Global Burden of Disease Study and related studies report unhealthy diet is the leading risk for death and disability globally. Given the evidence associating diet and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), international and national health bodies including the World Health Organization and...