Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on high-fructose corn syrup supply in Canada: a natural experiment using synthetic control methods
BACKGROUND: Critics of free trade agreements have argued that they threaten public
health, as they eliminate barriers to trade in potentially harmful products, such as sugar …
health, as they eliminate barriers to trade in potentially harmful products, such as sugar …
Farm policies and added sugars in US diets
We examine how US farm policies for sweetener crops have affected the consumption and
composition of sweeteners in the US diet. R&D expenditures have lowered the unit cost of …
composition of sweeteners in the US diet. R&D expenditures have lowered the unit cost of …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of US free trade agreements on calorie availability and obesity: a natural experiment in Canada
Introduction Globalization via free trade and investment agreements is often implicated in
the obesity pandemic. Concerns center on how free trade and investment agreements …
the obesity pandemic. Concerns center on how free trade and investment agreements …
[HTML][HTML] Trade and investment liberalization, food systems change and highly processed food consumption: a natural experiment contrasting the soft-drink markets of …
Abstract Background Free trade agreements (FTAs) can affect food environments and non-
communicable disease risks through altering the availability of highly-processed foods. Few …
communicable disease risks through altering the availability of highly-processed foods. Few …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of Seattle's sugar-sweetened beverage tax on substitution to sweets and salty snacks
Background Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes may have broad effects on purchases
of untaxed foods, and substitution of SSBs with untaxed sweets and/or salty snacks could …
of untaxed foods, and substitution of SSBs with untaxed sweets and/or salty snacks could …
[HTML][HTML] Is trade liberalisation a vector for the spread of sugar-sweetened beverages? A cross-national longitudinal analysis of 44 low-and middle-income countries
Does trade and investment liberalisation increase the growth in sales of sugar-sweetened
beverages (SSBs)? Here, for the first time to our knowledge, we test this hypothesis using a …
beverages (SSBs)? Here, for the first time to our knowledge, we test this hypothesis using a …
Soda taxes and the prices of sodas and other drinks: evidence from Mexico
J Grogger - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To combat a growing obesity problem, Mexico imposed a nationwide tax on drinks with
added sugar, popularly referred to as a “soda tax,” effective January 2014. Since the tax took …
added sugar, popularly referred to as a “soda tax,” effective January 2014. Since the tax took …
Reducing added sugars in the food supply through a cap-and-trade approach
S Basu, K Lewis - American journal of public health, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We estimated the effect of a simulated cap-and-trade policy to reduce added
sugar in the food supply. Methods. Using nationally representative data on added-sugar …
sugar in the food supply. Methods. Using nationally representative data on added-sugar …
Does the EU sugar policy reform increase added sugar consumption? An empirical evidence on the soft drink market
C Bonnet, V Requillart - Health economics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Whereas National Health authorities recommend a decrease in the consumption of
'added'sugar, a reform on the sugar market will lead to a 36% decrease of the sugar price in …
'added'sugar, a reform on the sugar market will lead to a 36% decrease of the sugar price in …
[HTML][HTML] US and EU Free Trade Agreements and implementation of policies to control tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drinks: A quasi-experimental analysis
Background Identifying and tackling the factors that undermine regulation of unhealthy
commodities is an essential component of effective noncommunicable disease (NCD) …
commodities is an essential component of effective noncommunicable disease (NCD) …