Position paper on taxes to non-basic energy-dense foods and sugar-sweetened beverages

• Main Authors: Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez (Author), M Arantxa Colchero (Author), Luz María Sánchez-Romero (Author), Carolina Batis (Author), Juan Rivera-Dommarco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2014 the Mexican government implemented taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods. In this manuscript, we analyze the scientific evidence linking the consumption of these products to chronic diseases, and summarize the studies that have evalu...