16 research outputs found
Sugar, Taxes, and Choice
No full textPopulation obesity and associated morbidities pose significant public health and economic burdens in the United Kingdom, United States, and globally. As a response, public health initiatives often seek to change individualsâ unhealthy behavior, with the dual aims of improving their health and conserving health care resources. One such initiativeâtaxes on sugarâsweetened beveragesâhas sparked considerable ethical debate. Prominent in the debate are arguments seeking to demonstrate the supposed impermissibility of SSB taxes and similar policies on the grounds that they interfere with individualsâ freedom and autonomy. Commentators have often assumed that a policy intended to restrict or change private individualsâ consumption behavior will necessarily curtail freedom and, as a corollary, will undermine individualsâ autonomy with respect to their consumption choices. Yet this assumption involves a conceptual mistake. To address the misunderstanding, itâs necessary to attend to the differences between negative liberty, freedom of options, and autonomy. Ultimately, concerns about negative liberty, freedom, and autonomy do not provide strong grounds for opposing SSB taxes
Sugar, Taxes, and Choice
No full textPopulation obesity and associated morbidities pose significant public health and economic burdens in the United Kingdom, United States, and globally. As a response, public health initiatives often seek to change individualsâ unhealthy behavior, with the dual aims of improving their health and conserving health care resources. One such initiativeâtaxes on sugarâsweetened beveragesâhas sparked considerable ethical debate. Prominent in the debate are arguments seeking to demonstrate the supposed impermissibility of SSB taxes and similar policies on the grounds that they interfere with individualsâ freedom and autonomy. Commentators have often assumed that a policy intended to restrict or change private individualsâ consumption behavior will necessarily curtail freedom and, as a corollary, will undermine individualsâ autonomy with respect to their consumption choices. Yet this assumption involves a conceptual mistake. To address the misunderstanding, itâs necessary to attend to the differences between negative liberty, freedom of options, and autonomy. Ultimately, concerns about negative liberty, freedom, and autonomy do not provide strong grounds for opposing SSB taxes
A influĂȘncia dos locais de refeição e de aquisição de alimentos no consumo de frutas e hortaliças por adultos no municĂpio de SĂŁo Paulo
No full textRelationship between erosive tooth wear and beverage consumption among a group of schoolchildren in Mexico City
No full textEffect of householdsâ dietary knowledge on local (ofada) rice consumption in southwest Nigeria
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Weekday snacking prevalence, frequency, and energy contribution have increased while foods consumed during snacking have shifted among Australian children and adolescents: 1995, 2007 and 2011â12 National Nutrition Surveys
No full textA community feasibility study of a cooking behavior intervention in African-American adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: DC COOKS (DC Community Organizing for Optimal culinary Knowledge Study) with Heart
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