Evidence based systematic review on the association between sugar sweetened beverages tax and childhood obesity
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.11.005
- VernacularTitle:含糖饮料征税与儿童肥胖的循证研究
- Author:
XIAN Mengyao, XU Haiquan, SUN Junmao, the Committee of Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing(100089), China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Obesity;
Child;
Evidence based medicine;
Beverages;
Taxes
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2021;42(11):1616-1619
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the impact of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax on childhood obesity by literatures reveiew, and to provide evidence support for childhood obesity prevention and control strategies in China.
Methods:A systematic review method was used to search relevant literatures published to November 30，2020 from 8 databases including CNKI, VIP, Wanfang Data, PubMed, Medline, SpringerLink, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The high quality system reviews published since 2016 were included directly, and those published before 2016 were rereviewed before combined with other literatures.
Results:Twelve studies including 5 systematic reviews (or Meta analysis), 1 cohort study and 6 cross sectional studies were included. Comprehensive analysis showed that the prevention effect on childhood obesity was small or even ineffective if the tax on SSBs lower than 5%, a certain protective effect on childhood obesity could be shown if the tax on SSBs increased to 20%. From the perspective of cost benefit analysis, the implementation of SSBs tax showed certain net benefits.
Conclusion:SSBs tax can help reduce the risk of childhood obesity.
