Re:Ultra-processed foods and the corporate capture of nutrition
by chithanh on Thursday December 17, 2020 @06:59PM
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The price of products does have an impact for shoppers. Also especially with poor people, raising prices limits the amount they can afford.
"It was concluded that there is reasonable and increasing evidence that appropriately designed taxes on sugar sweetened beverages would result in proportional reductions in consumption, especially if aimed at raising the retail price by 20% or more. There is similar strong evidence that subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables that reduce prices by 10–30% are effective in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption."
"It was concluded that there is reasonable and increasing evidence that appropriately designed taxes on sugar sweetened beverages would result in proportional reductions in consumption, especially if aimed at raising the retail price by 20% or more. There is similar strong evidence that subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables that reduce prices by 10–30% are effective in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption."
https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/fiscal...