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Lunchtime Talk

Policy Pushes and Nudges to Encourage Healthier Beverage Choices and Offerings

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) taxes are increasing being promoted as a fiscal policy option for both reducing the consumption of “liquid calories”, as well as for generating revenue for governments. This talk will discuss the importance of and considerations in designing a SSB tax using an evaluation of the Mexico SSB tax as a case study. Additionally it will offer insights into other regulatory options (pushes) as well as non-regulatory options (nudges) to encourage both consumers and the food/beverage industry to make healthier choices and promote healthier offerings.
Seminar Room 3-5,
Manasseh Meyer,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
469E Bukit Timah Road,
Singapore 259772
Wed 1 June 2016
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Dr Ng Shu Wen

Dr Ng Shu Wen

Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, and a Carolina Population Center fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

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Dr Phua Kai Hong

Dr Phua Kai Hong

Health and Social Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy