Taxes to red and processed meat to promote sustainable and healthy diets in Mexico
Increasing the price of red and processed meat through a tax may promote greater adherence to sustainable and healthy dietary targets in Mexico. It simultaneously increased demand for healthier substitutes, and reduced demand for unhealthy complements. Substantially raising the price of processed meat only may be an effective strategy for addressing diet-related risk factors, while delivering environmental benefits. Additionally, meat taxes have the potential to promote improvements in diet quality and equitable health outcomes.
Authors
- Lindsay M. Jaacks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-5167)
- M. Arantxa Colchero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-7120)
- Carolina Batis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-6651)
- Dalia Stern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-6543)
- Kaela Connors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6949-7583)
- Martín Lajous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8471-4128)
- Peter Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-1186)
- Juan Á. Rivera
Institutions
- National Institute of Public Health (SI)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326616
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.43