Research
Adherence
Population-level economic incentives, specifically subsidies for healthful foods and taxes on less healthful foods/beverages, are effective strategies to improve dietary habits.
Support or advocate for local policies that subsidize fresh produce and impose taxes on sugary drinks or high-fat processed foods. These economic levers are among the most evidence-based ways to shift population diet quality.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Subsidy strategies to lower prices of more healthful foods and beverages (I A)† ... Tax strategies to increase prices of less healthful foods or beverages (IIa B)†
Why this rating
Class I/IIa recommendation with Level A/B evidence indicates strong, consistent findings from quasi-experimental studies.
Source
Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits
Dariush Mozaffarian et al. · Circulation · 2012
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