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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Policies: Progress and Promise.
James Krieger1,2, Sara N Bleich3, Stephanie Scarmo4
1Healthy Food America, Seattle, Washington 98122, USA.
Annual Review of Public Health
|December 1, 2020
Summary
Policies effectively reduce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, a major source of added sugars linked to health issues. An integrated approach using financial, informational, and availability strategies is crucial for public health.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health Policy
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a significant source of dietary added sugars.
- SSB consumption is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes.
- Growing evidence supports the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing SSB intake.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a framework for understanding policies designed to reduce SSB exposure and consumption.
- To categorize policies into financial, informational, defaults, and availability strategies.
- To examine crosscutting considerations including feasibility, impact, and equity.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing policies targeting SSB consumption.
- Categorization of policies into four main types: financial, information, defaults, and availability.
- Analysis of policy examples and their evidence of impact.
- Discussion of crosscutting policy considerations.
Main Results:
- Policies are organized into financial, informational, defaults, and availability categories.
- Evidence demonstrates the impact of various policy examples within these categories.
- Crosscutting considerations such as feasibility, impact, and equity are vital for policy selection.
Conclusions:
- No single policy is sufficient to achieve healthy SSB consumption levels.
- An integrated and adaptive policy approach is critical for effectively reducing SSB consumption.
- Future research should address the complexities of policy implementation and adaptation to evolving trends.
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