Browsing by Author "Essman, Michael"
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Are intentions to change, policy awareness, or health knowledge related to changes in dietary intake following a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa? A before-and after study
Essman, Michael; Zimmer, Catherine; Dillman Carpentier, Francesca; Swart, Elizabeth C.; Smith Taillie, Lindsey (BMC, 2022)Background In April 2018, South Africa implemented the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), one of the first sugarsweetened beverage (SSB) taxes to be based on each gram of sugar (beyond 4 g/100mL). The objectives of this study ... -
Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: A quantitative content analysis
Swart, Elizabeth C.; Essman, Michael; Stoltze, F.M (Springer Nature, 2021): South Africa was the first sub-Saharan African country to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax called the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in April 2018. Given news media can increase public awareness and sway ... -
Taxed and untaxed beverage intake by South African young adults after a national sugar-sweetened beverage tax: A before-and-after study
Essman, Michael; Taillie, Lindsey Smith; Frank, Tamryn; Ng, Shu Wen (Public Library of Science, 2021)Background In an effort to prevent and reduce the prevalence rate of people with obesity and diabetes, South Africa implemented a sugar-content-based tax called the Health Promotion Levy in April 2018, one of the first ...