Tsakos, Georgios;
(2025)
The UK sugar tax: seven years after and forward.
British Dental Journal (BDJ)
, 238
(8)
pp. 640-641.
10.1038/s41415-025-8660-0.
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Abstract
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has been effective in reducing sugar consumption and has led to better health and lower health inequalities. Advocacy by a wider coalition, including civil society groups, and with clear and focused messaging, can create and maintain momentum towards health promoting policies. The specific characteristics of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy have facilitated product reformulation, while political consensus was key for its introduction and sustainability. This success serves as a model for upstream public health policies, emphasising collective social responsibility over individualistic approaches.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The UK sugar tax: seven years after and forward |
| Location: | England |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41415-025-8660-0 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-025-8660-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10214141 |
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