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A combined policy approach, including a 10% SSB tax, a 10% national F&V subsidy, a 30% targeted F&V subsidy for SNAP participants, and a national mass media campaign, yields the greatest overall impact on reducing CVD mortality and disparities.
Implementing a comprehensive strategy that taxes sugary drinks, subsidizes fruits and vegetables for everyone, offers a larger subsidy for low-income participants, and runs a media campaign is projected to save the most lives and reduce health disparities.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
The combined policy approach might save more lives than any single policy studied (approximately 230,000 DPPs by 2030) while also significantly reducing disparities, by approximately 6% (7 DPPs per 100,000 population).
Why this rating
Modeling study based on meta-analyses.
Source
Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modelling study
Jonathan Pearson‐Stuttard et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2017
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002311
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