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Improvements in soda consumption and BMI are concentrated among female and non-white respondents.
Targeted interventions may be necessary to address disparities in health outcomes.
GoodQualifiesmedium confidence
Suggestive evidence that the improvements are concentrated among female and non-white respondents in both cases.
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Source
Do sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes improve public health for high school aged adolescents?
James Flynn · Health Economics · 2022
DOI 10.1002/hec.4609
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- High school students in Philadelphia experienced reductions in soda consumption due to sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.Strong
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