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Challenges to the development of taxation policies for sugar-sweetened beverages in Colombia.
Cárdenas-Torres, Paula Andrea; Orozco-Nuñez, Emanuel; Dreser-Mansilla, Anahí Cristina; Torres-de la Rosa, Christian Paul; Pérez-Tamayo, Eliana María.
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  • Cárdenas-Torres PA; Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
  • Orozco-Nuñez E; Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mexico emanuel.orozco@insp.mx.
  • Dreser-Mansilla AC; Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
  • Torres-de la Rosa CP; El Poder del Consumidor AC, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
  • Pérez-Tamayo EM; Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Medicina, Medellin, Colombia.
BMJ Glob Health ; 8(Suppl 8)2024 01 09.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38195156
ABSTRACT
Frequent consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) is related to the risks of developing overweight, obesity, cavities, diabetes and other diseases. Policies to significantly increase taxes on SSB have proven to be effective in reducing their consumption. The political debate on implementing these taxes in Colombia shows a series of barriers to placing this policy on the political agenda, and therefore, to its approval. This work analyses the political process involved in the struggle for the approval of an SBB tax in Colombia, as well as barriers and opportunities to putting it on the political agenda. This is done through a policy analysis with three research

methods:

a documentary analysis, political mapping of actors and semistructured interviews with key actors. Among the main findings, we have that actors who are in favour of the SSB tax stated that it is needed due to the health problems caused by SSB consumption, while those who opposed it argue that Colombia regulations are sufficient and already inform and educate consumers on excessive sugar consumption and its health implications. The Colombian political context is a barrier to SSB taxation, as the government favours and has a close connection with the food and SSB industry. In short, the policy issue has been reaching the agenda intermittently throughout the years. Nevertheless, new opportunities are arising after the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 administrative changes and further efforts from policy entrepreneurs are required to make this initiative progress in the political agenda.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bebidas Azucaradas Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: BMJ Glob Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: México Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bebidas Azucaradas Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: BMJ Glob Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: México Pais de publicación: Reino Unido