{"id":4791,"date":"2021-11-05T09:14:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2022-11-16T21:26:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T02:26:06","slug":"lessons-learned-from-evaluations-of-sweetened-beverage-tax-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/lessons-learned-from-evaluations-of-sweetened-beverage-tax-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons learned from evaluations of sweetened beverage tax policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, over 50 countries and smaller jurisdictions around the world have enacted&nbsp;taxes on sugary drinks&nbsp;to improve population health. These taxes aim to reduce consumers&#8217; sugary drink intake and encourage companies to offer healthier product options. They can also raise revenue to support other health promotion efforts. This policy approach has gained much momentum over the past decade, with&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sugary_Drink_Tax_maps_upload.pdf\">36 taxes implemented<\/a><\/strong> in just the last 5 years. The body of research evaluating sugary drink taxes has also grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12889-021-11984-2\">article<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;published this month in BMC Public Health,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/shu-wen-ng\/\"><strong>Shu Wen Ng<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and coauthors&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insp.mx\/centros\/sistemas-de-salud\/investigadores.html?centro=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arantxa Colchero<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk\/people\/martin-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martin White<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;review tax evaluations conducted to date and outline lessons learned to inform future work in this area. They describe key evaluation steps and considerations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-86f871be-e098-49ac-86a4-bc9c593957f3\"><li>Understanding the tax policy and its context;<\/li><li>Determining the feasibility of a policy evaluation (including whether different stakeholders can find consensus on research priorities and questions);<\/li><li>Choosing the optimal study design and methods; and<\/li><li>Identifying the appropriate outcome measures, data sources, and evaluation timing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors also highlight and offer suggestions for many practical challenges that evaluators will likely face, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-af92a385-656a-4cf7-852e-6fbb25f3ad41\"><li>Data availability;<\/li><li>Time constraints;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Resource needs and costs;<\/li><li>Political acceptability;<\/li><li>Media attacks from parties with vested interests (e.g., political think-tanks or beverage industry foundations);<\/li><li>Making sense of the findings; and<\/li><li>Communication of evaluation findings beyond academia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#4b9cd3;font-size:26px\"><strong>\u201cWe hope this paper can serve as a resource for policymakers, funders, and researchers as they commission and conduct rigorous evaluations of policies like sweetened beverage taxes that are gaining traction, globally.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Shu Wen Ng, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article includes a diagram (<em>below<\/em>) depicting different stakeholders (government, health advocates, consumers, and industry) and their goals for and potential responses to a sweetened beverage tax. The authors stress the importance and value of engaging these stakeholders in all aspects of a study&#8217;s planning, design, execution, and dissemination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-1024x757.png\" alt=\"Diagram showing interactions between stakeholders regarding sweetened beverage taxes\" class=\"wp-image-4916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-350x259.png 350w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-1536x1135.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-2048x1513.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-1083x800.png 1083w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-42x31.png 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final-81x60.png 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. <\/strong>Stakeholders for sweetened beverage tax evaluations, potential outcomes, and responses. <br><br>(Download <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SSB_tax_diagram_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF version<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;color:#4b9cd3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/obr.13366\">full article<\/a><\/strong> in BMC Public Health.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#007fae\"><strong>GFRP AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/shu-wen-ng\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shu_Wen_Ng_headshot_square.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shu_Wen_Ng_headshot_square.png 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shu_Wen_Ng_headshot_square-42x42.png 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shu_Wen_Ng_headshot_square-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Shu Wen Ng, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#007fae\"><strong>COAUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arantxa_Colchero_square.png\" alt=\"Arantxa Colchero headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arantxa_Colchero_square.png 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arantxa_Colchero_square-42x42.png 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arantxa_Colchero_square-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Arantxa Colchero, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk\/people\/martin-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Martin_White_square.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Martin_White_square.png 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Martin_White_square-42x42.png 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Martin_White_square-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Martin White, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;color:#4b9cd3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#4b9cd3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c9cd3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFRP_FactSheet_SugaryDrinkTaxes_2022_11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"108\" class=\"wp-image-3026\" style=\"width: 85px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Factsheet_SSB_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Fact Sheet SSB Tax Thumbnail\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Why tax sugary drinks?\u00a0<\/strong><br>Learn more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFRP_FactSheet_SugaryDrinkTaxes_2022_11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sugary drink tax fact sheet<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sugary_Drink_Tax_maps_2022_11.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3081\" style=\"width: 138px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Map_tax_thumbnail_REV.jpg\" alt=\"Map SSB Taxes Thumbnail\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">View&nbsp;the 50+ sweetened beverage taxes around the world in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sugary_Drink_Tax_maps_2022_11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sugary drink tax policy maps<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To date, over 50 countries and smaller jurisdictions around the world have enacted&nbsp;taxes on sugary drinks&nbsp;to improve population health. 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