Study shows a reduction in the consumption of sugary drinks, After the 2014 tax.
In October 2014, Chile implemented a tax on sugary drinks, with the aim of reducing the presence of chronic diseases and obesity in the population. A study published this week in the journal PLOS Medicine, which brought together researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), School of public health of the University of Chile and University of York (United Kingdom), they assessed the results obtained after the introduction of this tax. The study was funded by Conicyt and of the Research Council of the United Kingdom, and shows that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages dropped by a 21.6%, but unevenly between socio-economic groups. The middle and high socioeconomic groups reduced consumption by 16% and 31%, respectively. On the other hand, in the low socio-economic group, the reduction was 12%.
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