Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis

Faced with a large and increasing obesity epidemic, the Mexican Government in the last years has increased efforts to prevent and control it. In October 2013, Mexico’s Congress passed legislation imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) a...

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Main Authors:	Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia, Iglesias, Roberto, Suaya, Agustina, Trezza, Claudia, Macías, Claudia
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	CALCIUM RISKS FAST FOOD PEOPLE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS STROKE MILLS FRUIT JUICES VITAMINS PACKAGING CANDY WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION PREVENTION LAWS CALORIES UNPROCESSED FOODS BOTTLES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WINE HEALTH CARE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOOD POLICY SWEETENERS MANGO JUICES DAIRY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES HEALTH IFPRI BREAKFAST CEREALS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE FOOD PRICING BUTTER HYPERTENSION SNACK FOODS PESTICIDES ORANGE JUICE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE SUPERMARKET RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS KNOWLEDGE BEHAVIOR DIABETES DIETS MILK POWDER CEREALS IRON BEDWETTING LABELING FOOD POLICY RESEARCH PATIENTS DRIED BEANS SMOKING CARBOHYDRATES FOOD PREPARATION SOFT DRINKS AGGRESSIVE AGING MIGRATION MARKETING ANXIETY FRUITS VEGETABLES BARS ALCOHOL INDUSTRY ANIMAL FATS SCREENING CHOCOLATE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES GRAINS COCOA FOOD PRODUCTS BASIC FOODS HEALTH PROMOTION STAPLE FOODS BOTTLING WORKERS SURGERY FATIGUE AGED COLA BEER SURVEILLANCE LIFESTYLE FATS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH OUTCOMES PEANUTS ORANGE FRUIT CANADA NUTRITION EDUCATION AGRICULTURE BEVERAGES TOBACCO PRODUCTS COHORT STUDIES CIGARETTE INDUSTRY CREAM MEASUREMENT CONFECTIONERY NUTRITION GABON INJURIES CHOCOLATES COKE FOOD PORK ADOLESCENTS CONDIMENTS PROTEINS INTERNET RISK FACTORS NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LIQUOR WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES FOOD LABELING DEMAND FOR FOOD OBESITY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CHILDREN CHEESE DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS SUGARS FRACTURES ISOLATION ICE PROCESSED FOODS MEAT EXTRACTS APPLES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEATS CHEWING GUM RESTAURANTS MEAL WHEAT FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD PRODUCT STRATEGY SODIUM FAMILIES MEDICINES CREAMS FOOD PRICES GAMBLING JAMS CIGARETTES FLOUR FOODS HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION POTATO BOTTLED WATER FOOD INDUSTRY BREASTFEEDING SUGAR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26522367/learning-mexican-experience-taxes-sugar-sweetened-beverages-energy-dense-foods-low-nutritional-value-poverty-social-impact-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24701

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Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis

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