Sugar and health in South Africa : potential challenges to leveraging policy change

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dc.contributor.authorMyers, Alex
dc.contributor.authorFig, David
dc.contributor.authorTugendhaft, Aviva
dc.contributor.authorMandle, Jessie
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorHofman, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-24T14:48:27Z
dc.date.available2016-06-24T14:48:27Z
dc.date.copyright2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper focuses on a sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the challenges that government might anticipate. Affected industry actors have been part of the South African economy for over a century and remain influential. In summary, policy needs to be introduced with a political strategy sensitive to the various interests at stake. To deflect attention, the sugar industry can be expected either to advocate for self-regulation or to promote public–private partnerships. This paper cautions against both approaches as evidence suggests they will be ineffective in curbing the negative health impacts caused by excessive sugar consumption.en
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dc.identifier.citationMyers, A., Fig, D., Tugendhaft, A., Mandle, J., Myers, J., & Hofman, K. (2015). Sugar and health in South Africa: Potential challenges to leveraging policy change. Global Public Health, doi:10.1080/17441692.2015.1071419en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/55630
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.rights.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/page/openaccess/openselect
dc.subjectSUGARen
dc.subjectSUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAXen
dc.subjectOBESITYen
dc.subjectNON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASESen
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CHALLENGESen
dc.titleSugar and health in South Africa : potential challenges to leveraging policy changeen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderTaylor & Francis
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106882001
idrc.project.number106882
idrc.project.titleThe Economic and Health Impacts of Legislative Fiscal Policies to Improve Nutrition in South Africaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-119425
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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