Study: Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption

Association of a Beverage Tax on Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages With Changes in Beverage Prices and Sales at Chain Retailers in a Large Urban Setting – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes: Emerging Evidence on a New Public Health Policy (free)

Commentaries: Soda Taxes Are a ‘No-Brainer’ for Public Health, Says the Author of a New Study on Them – TIME (free) AND Sales of Sweetened Drinks Fell 38% After Philadelphia Beverage Tax – AJMC (free)

Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject) AND AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents (free statement and commentaries)