Martin, A orcid.org/0000-0002-2559-6483 and Vargas-Garcia, EJ (2022) Financial incentives to promote healthier diet. In: Evans, CEL, (ed.) Transforming Food Environments. CRC Press , Boca Raton, Florida USA , pp. 249-262. ISBN 9780367488604
Abstract
Food and drink prices may affect our purchases, consumption and various health-related behaviours. The low cost of energy-dense foods and relatively high cost (per calorie) of fruits and vegetables are important reasons why people living in lower-income households generally consume a diet higher in saturated fats and sugars and lower in fruits and vegetables. However, predicting the impact on behaviour and food choice of changing the price of specific food or drink products can be complex. Furthermore, unintended consequences need careful consideration, such as the degree to which people may replace some foods with more unhealthy foods. A good example of how to predict behaviour change is provided by research carried out to estimate the impact of a levy (tax) on sugary drinks in Mexico and the UK. This chapter reviews the evidence on whether increasing the cost of unhealthy foods and decreasing the cost of healthier foods would result in changes to purchases, better quality diets and improved health, and concludes by examining the political acceptability and future prospects of such measures.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in Transforming Food Environments. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | diet; elasticity of demand; financial incentives; health; subsidy; tax |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Food Science and Nutrition (Leeds) > FSN Nutrition and Public Health (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Health Economics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2022 15:35 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2023 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | CRC Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1201/9781003043720 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185451 |