The UK government has announced an increase in the rates of the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), in a significant move to combat obesity and promote healthier lifestyles. During the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves announced that both the lower and higher rates of the levy will increase each yea...
SOFT drink industryHOSPITAL admission & dischargeSOFT drinksASTHMAASTHMA in childrenTIME series analysisSugar sweetened beverage consumption has been suggested as a risk factor for childhood asthma symptoms. We examined whether the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), announced in March 2016 and ...
Brine said: "Our teenagers consume nearly a bathtub of sugary drinks each year on average, fuelling a worrying obesity trend in this country. The Soft Drinks Industry Levy is ground-breaking policy that will help to reduce sugar intake, whilst funding sports programs and nutritious breakfast club...
Dr Nina Rogers, the lead author of the study and part of the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, was quoted byThe Guardianas saying: “The findings of our study are encouraging and show that the UK soft drinks industry levy is linked to a significant reduction in dail...
Nevertheless, they conclude that their study "provides evidence of possible benefits to children's health from the UK soft drinks industry levy beyond obesity which it was initially developed to address." Professor David Conway, co-author and professor of dental public health at University of Glasgo...
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy charges manufacturers based on the amount of sugar added to beverages. Campaigners hope it will reduce obesity levels and improve health. Malcolm Clark, policy manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "Even before its formal introduction the levy has already had a sign...
“The SDIL can operate on health in two ways. First, it can induce the drinks industry to reduce sugar in drinks, which should lead to a reduction in calories consumed without any need for individual-level behavior change,” Peter Scarborough of the University of Oxford, UK and lead of on...
Background In 2018, the UK government introduced a Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks and their health consequences. Taxes on sugary drinks might prompt changes in associated marketing, but whether and how this happens, and the implications for health, ar...
We have selected the BSDA and UK context as a critical case study because the government’s introduction of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in 2018, equivalent to a 10% excise tax, generated sustained debate around supporting evidence [36]. This case study thematically analyses the arguments put ...
16 One recent study showed that the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy, which is a 2-tiered levy, was associated with a decreased prevalence of obesity in year 6 female students.27 In the present study, we found that high-income countries were more likely to implement soft drink tax...