Adherence
A national penny-per-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax is highly cost-effective for preventing obesity-associated cancers and reducing health disparities among low-income populations in the United States.
Implementing a one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks is a highly cost-effective strategy to prevent cancer and save healthcare money, especially for low-income Americans. The policy reduces consumption through price elasticity, leading to lower obesity rates and fewer obesity-related cancers.
A national penny-per-ounce national SSB tax is cost-effective for cancer prevention in the United States, with the largest health gains and economic benefits among low-income Americans.
Why this rating
Uses a validated probabilistic cohort state-transition model (DiCOM) with nationally representative data (NHANES, SEER) and sensitivity analyses, though it is a simulation rather than a randomized controlled trial.
Source
Cost-Effectiveness of a National Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax to Reduce Cancer Burdens and Disparities in the United States
Mengxi Du et al. · JNCI Cancer Spectrum · 2020
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