Reducing Sugary Drink Consumption

New York City’s Approach

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ID11026445
AuthorsSusan M Kansagra (At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Maura O Kennelly (At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Maura Kennelly (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Cathy A Nonas (At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Cathy Nonas (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Christine Johnson Curtis (0000-0001-8973-3478, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Gretchen Van Wye (At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Andrew Goodman (0000-0002-0385-1084, At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Thomas A Farley (0000-0003-2307-6019, At the time of writing, Susan M. Kansagra, Maura O. Kennelly, Cathy A. Nonas, Christine J. Curtis, Gretchen Van Wye, Andrew Goodman, and Thomas A. Farley were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue4
Pagese61-e64
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.302497
PMID25713971
OpenAlexW2166009908
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

Studies have linked the consumption of sugary drinks to weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Since 2006, New York City has taken several actions to reduce consumption. Nutrition standards limited sugary drinks served by city agencies. Mass media campaigns educated New Yorkers on the added sugars in sugary drinks and their health impact. Policy proposals included an excise tax, a restriction on use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and a cap on sugary drink portion sizes in food service establishments. These initiatives were accompanied by a 35% decrease in the number of New York City adults consuming one or more sugary drinks a day and a 27% decrease in public high school students doing so from 2007 to 2013

Advertising · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Environmental health · Excise · Obesity · Political science · Public health · Serving size · Diet, Metabolism, and Disease · Law · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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