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Erschienen in: Current Diabetes Reports 10/2023

11.09.2023

How Could Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Foods Help Reduce the Burden Of Type 2 Diabetes?

verfasst von: Alan Reyes-García, Isabel Junquera-Badilla, Carolina Batis, M. Arantxa Colchero, J. Jaime Miranda, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Ana Basto-Abreu

Erschienen in: Current Diabetes Reports | Ausgabe 10/2023

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Taxes on sugary drinks and foods have emerged as a key strategy to counteract the alarming levels of diabetes worldwide. Added sugar consumption from industrialized foods and beverages has been strongly linked to type 2 diabetes. This review provides a synthesis of evidence on how taxes on sugary products can influence the onset of type 2 diabetes, describing the importance of the different mechanisms through which the consumption of these products is reduced, leading to changes in weight and potentially a decrease in the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Recent Findings

Observational studies have shown significant reductions in purchases, energy intake, and body weight after the implementation of taxes on sugary drinks or foods. Simulation studies based on the association between energy intake and type 2 diabetes estimated the potential long-term health and economic effects, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, suggesting that the implementation of sugary food and beverage taxes may have a meaningful impact on reducing type 2 diabetes and complications.

Summary

Public health response to diabetes requires multi-faceted approaches from health and non-health actors to drive healthier societies. Population-wide strategies, such as added sugar taxes, highlight the potential benefits of financial incentives to address behaviors and protective factors to significantly change an individual’s health trajectory and reduce the onset of type 2 diabetes worldwide, both in terms of economy and public health.
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Metadaten
Titel
How Could Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Foods Help Reduce the Burden Of Type 2 Diabetes?
verfasst von
Alan Reyes-García
Isabel Junquera-Badilla
Carolina Batis
M. Arantxa Colchero
J. Jaime Miranda
Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez
Ana Basto-Abreu
Publikationsdatum
11.09.2023
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Diabetes Reports / Ausgabe 10/2023
Print ISSN: 1534-4827
Elektronische ISSN: 1539-0829
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-023-01519-x

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