Taxation of foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium in India: A modelling study of health and economic impacts
Higher taxation of HFSS foods could help mitigate rising incidence of diet-related diseases and morbidity in India, reduce healthcare costs, and serve as an additional source of revenue for the government.
Authors
- Jack Olney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-7840)
- Manika Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-8113)
- William Joe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3282-658X)
- Maxime Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2797-7984)
- Daniel J. Laydon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4270-3321)
- Lindsay Steele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3658-0548)
- Franco Sassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-2117)
- Jingmin Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8325-7589)
Institutions
- Institute of Economic Growth (IN)
- Save the Children (BD)
- Savi (United States) (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004572
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.85
Funders
- International Fine Particle Research Institute