Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage SSB Taxation Across US Cities Study in JAMA Health Forum

A quasi-experimental design study on the effects of sugar-sweetened beverage SSB taxation across US cities (including San Francisco) came out as the lead article in JAMA Health Forum today.

Very significant findings: 33% reduction in SSB purchases relative to synthetics controls.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2813506

Scott Kaplan, PhD¹; Justin S. White, PhD²; Kristine A. Madsen, MD³; Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD⁴; Sofia B. Villas-Boas, PhD⁵; Dean Schillinger, MD⁶