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Ágota Mészáros, Norbert Dósa, Anna Péterfi, Krisztián Horváth, Zsófia Szarvas, Jeremiás M. Balogh, Balázs Munkácsy, Zoltán Vokó

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Category: Public Health Nutrition
Hits: 37
ID: 136
  • Study Status: Published
  • Study Type: Review
  • Study Location: Global

Study Title
Prospects of Food Taxes for Planetary Health: A Systematic Review of Modeling Studies

Principal Investigator
Ágota Mészáros, Norbert Dósa, Anna Péterfi, Krisztián Horváth, Zsófia Szarvas, Jeremiás M. Balogh, Balázs Munkácsy, Zoltán Vokó

Affiliation
Department of Public Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Center for Health Technology Assessment, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Agricultural Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; Budapest Institute for Policy Analysis, Budapest, Hungary

Start Date
Not specified

End Date
Not specified

Study Objective
To analyze the modeling methodologies of fiscal policies on food with health or environmental outcomes, focusing on food taxes and subsidies.

Short Abstract
This systematic review examines 55 studies that modeled the effects of fiscal policies on food, specifically food taxes and subsidies, to address noncommunicable diseases and climate change. The most frequently modeled interventions were fruit and vegetable subsidies and carbon taxes on food. Results suggest that food taxes, particularly on unhealthy foods, could help mitigate both health and environmental outcomes. However, none of the studies modeled the health effects of environmental outcomes.

Study Design
Systematic review of modeling studies

Population
Whole population or selected population groups in countries or regions

Sample Size
55 studies included in the review

Inclusion Criteria
Studies that modeled fiscal policies on food groups targeted by the EAT-Lancet Commission and assessed health or environmental outcomes

Exclusion Criteria
Studies not modeling fiscal policies on food or not assessing both health and environmental outcomes

Intervention/Exposure
Food taxes, subsidies on various food groups (e.g., fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, processed foods)

Outcome Measures
Health outcomes (e.g., obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer), environmental outcomes (e.g., CO2 emissions, water use, biodiversity loss)

Funding Source
Not specified

Collaborating Institutions
Semmelweis University, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest Institute for Policy Analysis

Ethics Approval
Not applicable (systematic review)

Publication Status
Published in Nutrition Reviews, 2024

Keywords
Planetary health, public health nutrition, modeling study, food tax, diet change

Data Collection Methods
Systematic literature search using Scopus and PubMed databases

Primary Data Availability
Not applicable

Contact Information
Ágota Mészáros (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)