Open AccessTaxing sugar-sweetened beverages
Author(s) -
James Conkle,
Melondie Carter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000428818.57256.0c
Subject(s) - sugar , consumption (sociology) , obesity , business , environmental health , food science , medicine , chemistry , sociology , social science
Increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been identified as a key contributor in the obesity epidemic. Taxing these beverages is currently a hot topic for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and legislators. Whether a tax will help trim American waist lines remains questionable.