Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Transl Behav Med. 2019 Jan 1;9(1):179-183. doi: 10.1093/tbm/iby035.
The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) encourages stakeholders to implement a sugar sweetened beverage excise tax. Sugar sweetened beverages are the largest source of added sugars in the USA and have detrimental effects on population health by increasing risks for chronic diseases. Based on existing research evidence, SBM supports an excise tax equivalent to at least 20% to meaningfully affect consumption patterns. As evidenced by research studies in Mexico and the USA, sugar sweetened beverage taxes can have positive impacts on population health and can raise significant tax revenue. To avoid potential unintended consequences that may arise from taxes to improve diet-related behaviors, it is important to monitor industry and consumer behavior in response to the tax.
行为医学学会（SBM）鼓励利益相关者实施含糖饮料消费税。含糖饮料是美国添加糖的最大来源，通过增加慢性病风险对人口健康产生不利影响。基于现有研究证据，SBM 支持征收至少 20%的消费税，以对消费模式产生重大影响。正如墨西哥和美国的研究表明，含糖饮料税可以对人口健康产生积极影响，并能带来可观的税收收入。为避免因改善与饮食相关行为的税收而可能产生的潜在意外后果，重要的是要监测行业和消费者行为对税收的反应。
