Does sugar taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages alter purchasing behaviour of South African consumers? Perspectives of dietitians and key industry role-players

IF 0.8 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI:10.1080/16070658.2023.2249246

Yolande Smit, Zarina Ebrahim, Maritha Marais, Daan Nel, Nelene Koen

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Abstract

Background: The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases and obesity is associated with excessive consumption of sugar. To address this concern the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), known as the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), was implemented in South Africa in April 2018.

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对含糖饮料征收糖税是否会改变南非消费者的购买行为?营养师和主要行业角色参与者的观点

背景:非传染性疾病和肥胖症的日益流行与糖的过度消费有关。为了解决这一问题，南非于2018年4月开始对含糖饮料征税，即健康促进税(HPL)。

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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition NUTRITION & DIETETICS-

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期刊介绍： 1.The Journal accepts articles from all basic and applied areas of dietetics and human nutrition, including clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food science, food policy, food service management, nutrition policy and public health nutrition. 2.The Journal has a broad interpretation of the field of nutrition and recognizes that there are many factors that determine nutritional status and that need to be the subject of scientific investigation and reported in the Journal. 3.The Journal seeks to serve a broad readership and to provide information that will be useful to the scientific community, the academic community, government and non-government stakeholders in the nutrition field, policy makers and industry.