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\"Fact<\/a>Learn about the connections between excess sugar consumption and prevalence of obesity and other noncommunicable diseases, as well as real-world evidence for how sugary drink taxes can reduce sugar intake, improve health, and increase government revenue while decreasing health care costs and the personal and shared burdens of nutrition-related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated November 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download a digitally accessible version of the sugary drink tax fact sheet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See also this summary and bibliography of 14 studies<\/a> published to date evaluating health outcomes associated with sweet beverage taxes, including changes in body weight or Body Mass Index and improvements in dental caries, perinatal health, and asthma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated January 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download a digitally accessible version of the health outcomes fact sheet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","uncgfrp_policy_research":[9],"uncgfrp_resource_type":[17],"class_list":["post-3025","uncgfrp_resource","type-uncgfrp_resource","status-publish","hentry","uncgfrp_policy_research-fiscal-policies","uncgfrp_resource_type-fact-sheets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTaxing sugary drinks: A fiscal policy to improve public health - Global Food Research Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/resource\/fact-sheet-why-tax-sugary-drinks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Taxing sugary drinks: A fiscal policy to improve public health - Global Food Research Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the connections between excess sugar consumption and prevalence of obesity and other noncommunicable diseases, as well as real-world evidence for how sugary drink taxes can reduce sugar intake, improve health, and increase government revenue while decreasing health care costs and the personal and shared burdens of nutrition-related diseases. 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