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| Title in English | The impact of taxation and price on unhealthy food and beverage commodities |
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Výživa a potraviny |
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| Keywords | price, taxation, unhealthy commodities, price elasticity of demand, sugar-sweetened beverages, unhealthy foods, alcohol |
| Description | The article deals with the effect of price on reducing consumption of selected unhealthy commodities, namely sugar-sweetened beverages, unhealthy foods and alcohol. A recently published umbrella review was used as the main source of evidence. In it, 7 systematic reviews were included in the final selection and treatment, which performed a meta-analysis of the relationship between price and demand and together include 235 studies. The results show that a price increase for all commodities is associated with a reduction in demand, regardless of differences in effect size for individual commodities or populations. A 10% increase in product price was associated with a median reduction in demand of 9.1% for sugar-sweetened beverages, 6.0% for junk food, and 1.4% for alcohol. Thus, the evidence supports tax/price increases as an effective policy measure for reducing consumption of unhealthy commodities with public health benefits. |