First-Year Evaluation of Mexico’s Tax on Nonessential Energy-Dense Foods: An Observational Study

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Carolina Batis · Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías

Juan Á. Rivera · Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Barry M. Popkin · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lindsey Smith Taillie · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

Household purchases of nonessential energy-dense foods declined in the first year after the implementation of Mexico's SSB and nonessential foods taxes. Future studies should evaluate the impact of the taxes on overall energy intake, dietary quality, and food purchase patterns (see S1 Abstract in Spanish).

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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

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Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 7, pp. e1002057-e1002057

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002057

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First-Year Evaluation of Mexico’s Tax on Nonessential Energy-Dense Foods: An Observational Study

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