Nutrition-related non-communicable disease and sugar-sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Kenya

Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is a prominent strategy to reduce sugar intake and non-communicable disease (NCD) risk worldwide. Recommended measures encompass policy, environmental modification, health literacy, reformulation and taxation. This commentary draws from an intervention to reduce SSB consumption in a remote, rural context with high intake and under-developed alternatives and health literacy. The island of St Helena introduced SSB taxation from 2014, yet impact appeared limited. In 2018, supply and demand measures for substitute products were developed, alongside a taxation increase. Preliminary data indicate a shift away from SSB towards non-sugar beverages (artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) and tap water). Issues for global health promotion include the specific manifestation of social and commercial determinants of health in remote and rural contexts, integrated multifaceted strategies to provide supporting conditions for policies such as SSB taxation to deliver impact, and the role of ASB to reduce SSB in high consumption contexts.

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Nutrition related non-communicable diseases and sugar sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Zambia

Global Health Action ◽

10.1080/16549716.2021.1872172 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 1872172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mulenga M. Mukanu ◽

Safura Abdool Karim ◽

Karen Hofman ◽

Agnes Erzse ◽

Anne-Marie Thow

Keyword(s):

Communicable Diseases ◽

Landscape Analysis ◽

Non Communicable Diseases ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Sweetened Beverage

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Barriers to, and facilitators of, the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax to prevent non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a policy landscape analysis

Global Health Action ◽

10.1080/16549716.2021.1892307 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 1892307

Author(s):

Gemma Ahaibwe ◽

Safura Abdool Karim ◽

Anne-Marie Thow ◽

Agnes Erzse ◽

Karen Hofman

Keyword(s):

Communicable Diseases ◽

Landscape Analysis ◽

Non Communicable Diseases ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Sweetened Beverage

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How should we evaluate sweetened beverage tax policies? A review of worldwide experience

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11984-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shu Wen Ng ◽

M. Arantxa Colchero ◽

Martin White

Keyword(s):

Disease Prevention ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Conceptual System ◽

Specific Context ◽

Demand And Supply ◽

Sweetened Beverage ◽

Theoretical Design ◽

Methodological Considerations ◽

Non Communicable Disease

AbstractOver 45 jurisdictions globally have implemented sweetened beverage taxes. Researchers and policymakers need to assess whether and how these taxes change beverage demand and supply, their intended and unanticipated health, economic and equity impacts. Lessons from such evaluations can maximise the policies’ success and impact on non-communicable disease prevention globally. We discuss key theoretical, design and methodological considerations to help policymakers, funders and researchers commission and conduct rigorous evaluations of these policies and related disease prevention efforts. We encourage involving the perspectives of various stakeholders on what evaluations are needed given the specific context, what data and methods are appropriate, readily available or can be collected within time and budget constraints. A logic model /conceptual system map of anticipated implications across sectors and scales should help identify optimal study design, analytical techniques and measures. These models should be updated when synthesising findings across diverse methods and integrating findings across subpopulations using similar methods.

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The Sweet and Sour of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

International Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-21-3780 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 21-33

Author(s):

Al-Alawy Khamis ◽

Azaad Moonesar Immanuel ◽

Muhsineh Shatha ◽

Gaafar Reem ◽

Aden Bashir

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Policy Decision ◽

Population Based ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Sweetened Beverage

Obesity is a common and preventable Non-Communicable Disease that is of great importance. Population-based interventions are recognized to have a profound effect on improving health outcomes. One of these approaches includes the adoption of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax. Objectives: There were three objectives, 1) Explore the associations between age, gender, nationality, and SSB consumption, 2) explore SSB consumption during Covid-19 lockdown and, 3) inform policy decision making. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in the United Arab Emirates. We performed descriptive analysis and chi-square for independence to test the difference between the expected and the observed frequencies in one or more categories. Results: Since the introduction of the SSB tax, we report no change in SSB consumption by age, gender, or nationality. Further analysis of the proportion of sugar intake per day was significant (P-value <0.001) by nationality. There was no significant change in SSB consumption by age, gender, or nationality during the Covid-19 lockdown. Further analysis within the group that reported a change in SSB consumption (80.5%) had a reduction in SSB consumption. Conclusions: Age, gender, and nationality do not significantly impact SSB consumption, or during Covid-19 lockdown; thus, we accept the Null Hypothesis. Imposing a levy on frequently consumed SSB or revisiting levy by the gram, volume, or type of added sugar (or in combination) may prove more effective in reducing SSB consumption. Further research is needed to determine the extent income and education influence SSB consumption in the UAE and the enablers and barriers associated with SSB consumption.

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