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. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1599-605.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMhpr0905723. Epub 2009 Sep 16.

The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages

Kelly D Brownell  1 , Thomas Farley, Walter C Willett, Barry M Popkin, Frank J Chaloupka, Joseph W Thompson, David S Ludwig
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The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages

Kelly D Brownell et al. N Engl J Med. .

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  • N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 1;362(13):1250
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From Duffey & Popkin (2007) Obesity 15: 2739; new unpublished data for 2005–6. Data are weighted to be nationally representative using methods that generate measures of each beverage that are comparable over time. Data are for U.S. children ages 2–18 years and adults ages 19 years and above.
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