Research and Studies
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes, August 6, 2010 Vasanti S. Malik, Barry M. Popkin, George A. Bray, Jean-Pierre Després, Walter C. Willett, and Frank B. Hu, MD, Diabetes Care
- Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change: Acting Now To Prevent Obesity, February 5, 2010 Thomas R. Frieden, William Dietz and Janet Collins, Health Affairs
- The Influence of Taxes and Subsidies on Energy Purchased in an Experimental Purchasing Study Leonard H. Epstein, Kelly K. Dearing, Lora G. Roba and, Eric Finkelstein Association for Psychological Science, March, 2010
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and the Link between Obesity and Cancer (PDF, 62KB, 3pg.) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, February 2010
- Soda Consumption Puts Children at Risk for Obesity, Diabetes, Osteoporosis, and Cavities (PDF, 378KB, 1pg.) California Center for Public Health Advocacy. November 2009, A one-page fact sheet on soda consumption and its negative health impact.
- The Negative Impact of Sugar-sweetened Beverages on Children's Health (PDF, 408KB, 8pg.) A Research Synthesis, November 2009, Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity. A review of the health implications of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on children's health, including overweight, obesity and dental caries.
- The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-sweetened Beverages Brownell K.D., Farley T., et al. NEJM October 15, 2009, A review of the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and health, economic and health benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, and opposition to and positioning of a tax.
- Bubbling Over: New Research Shows Direct Link between Soda and Obesity Babey S., Jones M., et al. UCLA Health Policy Research Brief. September 17, 2009, A review of self-reported consumption data in California linking soda consumption to overweight, regardless of socioeconomic status.
- Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, September 15, 2009, A review of data on sugar consumption, including sugar-sweetened beverages, and poor health outcomes.
- Taxing Sugared Beverages Would Help Trim State Budget Deficits, Consumers' Bulging Waistlines, and Health Care Costs (PDF, 225KB, 4pg.) CSPI, September 2009, A discussion of state budget gaps and how a modest tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could help reduce the gaps.
- Sugar Water Gets a Facelift: What Marketing Does for Soda (PDF, 2MB, 12pg.) September 2009 A discussion of marketing strategies to sell sugared flavored, colored drinks.
- Sugar-sweetened Beverages Taxes and Public Health Research Brief, July 2009, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation A review of detrimental health effects of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the possible positive impact of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages on consumption.
- Ounces of Prevention -- the Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages (PDF, 361KB, 4pg.) Brownell K.D., Frieden T., NEJM April 9, 2009
- Soft Drink Taxes: Opportunities for Public Policy (PDF, 106KB, 6pg.) Rudd Report, February 2009, A summary of research around soda taxes, policy suggestions and arguments used by proponents and opponents of soda taxes.
- Does Drinking Beverages with Added Sugars Increase the Risk of Overweight? (PDF, 1.2MB, 11pg.) (Research to Practice Series No. 3, September 2006, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity) A review of studies published through 2006, examining the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and weight.
- Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming America's Health Jacobson M. CSPI 2005 A review of soft drink consumption, its health consequences, marketing methods, and recommendations for action.
