Learn about the connections between excess sugar consumption and prevalence of obesity and other noncommunicable diseases, as well as real-world evidence for how sugary drink taxes can reduce sugar intake, improve health, and increase government revenue while decreasing health care costs and the personal and shared burdens of nutrition-related diseases.
Updated November 2022
See also this summary and bibliography of 14 studies published to date evaluating health outcomes associated with sweet beverage taxes, including changes in body weight or Body Mass Index and improvements in dental caries, perinatal health, and asthma.
Updated January 2025