Adherence
Environmental interventions that reduce the availability or increase the price of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) significantly decrease SSB consumption and sales.
To reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake, change the environment rather than relying on willpower. Make healthy drinks (water, diet) the default and easy to find, while making SSBs harder to find or more expensive. This works for individuals (home delivery of water) and communities (school policies, store promotions).
We found moderate-certainty evidence that traffic-light labelling is associated with decreasing sales of SSBs... We found low-certainty evidence that reduced availability of SSBs in schools is associated with decreased SSB consumption. We found moderate-certainty evidence that price increases on SSBs are associated with decreasing SSB sales.
Why this rating
Moderate to low certainty evidence across multiple study designs (RCTs, CBA, ITS) with large sample sizes.
Source
Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their effects on health
Peter von Philipsborn et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012292.pub2
More from this paper
- Improving the availability of low-calorie beverages in the home environment decreases SSB intake and body weight in adolescents with overweight or obesity.Strong
- Environmental interventions to reduce SSB consumption can have adverse outcomes, including compensatory consumption outside school, reduced milk intake, and stakeholder discontent.Limited
Related findings · Adherence
- Regular physical activity (at least 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity) reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality by 20-30% and lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes by 25-35%.Strong
- Increasing physical activity from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one in middle adulthood significantly reduces the risk of coronary events compared to remaining sedentary.Strong
- Resistance exercise is the only intervention capable of consistently restoring muscle function and strength in sarcopenia, partially overcoming age-related anabolic resistance.Strong
This is one finding among thousands. Every one is graded and traced to its source, so you can see what the evidence actually supports. Browse the research →