South Asia, historically plagued by undernutrition and food insecurity, is seeing worrying trends in overweight and obesity, often alongside undernutrition and nutrient deficiencies. With more than half the world’s underweight children living in South Asia, childhood obesity is also on the rise and obesity is predicted to surpass underweight in women by 2025. The use of health taxes on commodities such as alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food and nonalcoholic...
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2022/11/01
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180034
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2023/02/09
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Modelling the Potential Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes in South Asia
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Cobiac,Linda Jane; Mounsey,Sarah; Veerman,Jacob Lennert.
Modelling the Potential Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes in South Asia (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099172502082334519