The role of sugar-sweetened beverages in the global epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases

VS Malik, FB Hu - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a major source of added sugars in the diet. A
robust body of evidence has linked habitual intake of SSBs with weight gain and a higher …

An update on the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes: a global perspective

MG Tinajero, VS Malik - Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, 2021 - endo.theclinics.com
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic health condition that has reached alarming rates across
the globe. A little more than 2 decades ago, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) …

Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China

Y Wang, L Zhao, L Gao, A Pan, H Xue - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …

Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Andreyeva, K Marple, S Marinello… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance More than 45 countries and several local jurisdictions have implemented sugar-
sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes to improve nutrition and population health, and evidence …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of Chile's Law of Food Labeling and Advertising on sugar-sweetened beverage purchases from 2015 to 2017: A before-and-after study

LS Taillie, M Reyes, MA Colchero, B Popkin… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Chile's Law of Food Labeling and Advertising, implemented in 2016, was the
first national regulation to jointly mandate front-of-package warning labels, restrict child …

RETRACTED: Changes in soft drinks purchased by British households associated with the UK soft drinks industry levy: controlled interrupted time series analysis

D Pell, O Mytton, TL Penney, A Briggs, S Cummins… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To determine changes in household purchases of drinks and confectionery one
year after implementation of the UK soft drinks industry levy (SDIL). Design Controlled …

Impact of the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy on sugar content, price, product size and number of available soft drinks in the UK …

P Scarborough, V Adhikari, RA Harrington… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Dietary sugar, especially in liquid form, increases risk of dental caries,
adiposity, and type 2 diabetes. The United Kingdom Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) was …

Can low-income households afford a healthy diet? Insufficient income as a driver of food insecurity in Europe

T Penne, T Goedemé - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
In Europe, food insecurity is still a serious concern for individual and public health. Although
progress has been made in reducing undernourishment, other types of malnutrition such as …

[BOOK][B] Evidence as a catalyst for policy and societal change: towards more equitable, resilient and sustainable global health. Meeting report of the WHO Global …

World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
Executive summary Science is key to informing health policy and practice. The coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic has brought into the limelight the need to strengthen and …

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: lessons to date and the future of taxation

BM Popkin, SW Ng - PLoS medicine, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We see at least 2 major health-related reasons to focus on SSBs. First, excess sugar
consumption is a major cause of obesity and the increasing risk of type 2 diabetes …