Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents
This policy statement outlines the scientific evidence on the health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages and provides policy recommendations to reduce consumption among children, adolescents, and their families. Policy recommendations include taxation, marketing restrictions, discouraging the inclusion of sugar-sweetened beverages in nutrition assistance programs, nutrition labelling, making healthy beverages the default choice, and limiting sugar-sweetened beverages in hospitals.
Resource Information
Date
April 1, 2019
Author
Muth N, Dietz W, Magge S, Johnson R, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Obesity, Committee on Nutrition, American Heart Association HEART ASSOCIATION
Type
Strategy/Framework
Setting
Cafeteria/Canteen, Children's Service/Child Care, Community-at-large, Grocery/Retail, Long-term Care, Recreation Centre, Restaurant/Food Service Premise, School, Workplace
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Childhood Nutrition, Chronic Disease Prevention, Food Environment, Food Marketing, Food, Nutrition & Menu Labelling, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight | Obesity, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages or Energy Drinks
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, Provincial (Ontario), Provincial (outside Ontario), National, International
Tags
childcare, childhood obesity, children, chronic disease prevention, dietary intake, food environment, food labelling, food marketing, healthy eating, menu labelling, obesity, policy, public institution, recreation, retail, school, strategy, sugar, sugar-sweetened beverages, tax, weight, workplace, youth