The effects of health-related food taxes on the environmental impact of consumer food purchases
Secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial in a virtual supermarket
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Eykelenboom (0000-0003-1442-6996, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Derek Mersch (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Alessandra C Grasso, Alessandra Grasso (0000-0002-2962-9502, Department of Health), Reina E Vellinga (0000-0002-8477-4905, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Elisabeth H M Temme (0000-0002-0164-0662, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Elisabeth HM Temme, Ingrid HM Steenhuis (0000-0002-0065-2776, Department of Health), Margreet R Olthof (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | e37-e37 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980024000090 |
| PMID | 38224101 |
| OpenAlex | W4390885562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
Objective: To measure the effects of health-related food taxes on the environmental impact of consumer food purchases in a virtual supermarket. Design: This is a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial in which participants were randomly assigned to a control condition with regular food prices ( n 152), an experimental condition with a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax ( n 131) or an experimental condition with a nutrient profiling tax based on Nutri-Score ( n 112). Participants were instructed to undertake their typical weekly grocery shopping for their households. Primary outcome measures were three environmental impact indicators: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land use and blue water use per household per week. Data were analysed using linear regression analyses. Setting: Three-dimensional virtual supermarket. Participants: Dutch adults (≥ 18 years) who were responsible for grocery shopping in their household ( n 395). Results: GHG emissions (–7·6 kg CO 2 -eq; 95 % CI –12·7, –2·5) and land use (–3·9 m 2 /year; 95 % CI –7·7, –0·2) were lower for the food purchases of participants in the nutrient profiling tax condition than for those in the control condition. Blue water use was not affected by the nutrient profiling tax. Moreover, the SSB tax had no significant effect on any of the environmental impact indicators. Conclusions: A nutrient profiling tax based on Nutri-Score reduced the environmental impact of consumer food purchases. An SSB tax did not affect the environmental impact in this study
Business · Environmental health · Greenhouse gas · Nutrient · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |