MEDI363 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Health Promotion, Food Policy, Regressive Tax

• School: UOW
• Department: Medical and Health Sciences
• Course: MEDI363
• Professor: Karen Charlton

Document Summary

Reducing sugar intake in australia: diabetes and obesity 0% increase. To have an awareness of stakeholder influences in development of nutrition policy, using sugar tax as a case study. To experience opposing views on the role of a sugar tax in australia. Gain an understanding of how to assess sugar intakes, and dietary sources thereof, in populations. Identify how taxation of unhealthy food may influence consumer behaviour. Contextualise health promotion: example = sugar, policy = sugar tax. Evidence of sugar tax impact in mexico and california: driving sales down. I(cid:374)dustr(cid:455)(cid:859)s take o(cid:374) me(cid:454)i(cid:272)o: the (cid:271)e(cid:448)erage i(cid:374)dustr(cid:455) sa(cid:455)s the me(cid:454)i(cid:272)a(cid:374) treasur(cid:455)(cid:859)s ta(cid:454) re(cid:272)eipts sho(cid:449) sales of. Industry data sugary drunks have actually rebounded. How much sugar do australians consume? (see graphs: stayed the same in adults, reduced in children, steep decline in %ec in children. What do the dietary guidelines say: (cid:1006). (cid:272). (cid:862)li(cid:373)it i(cid:374)take of foods a(cid:374)d dri(cid:374)ks (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g added sugars i(cid:374) parti(cid:272)ular, li(cid:373)it b(cid:863, (cid:1007). (cid:862)choose (cid:374)utritious foods(cid:863)