Food Taxation and Nutritional Policies

Dear Colleagues,

The global rise in diet-related noncommunicable diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions, has intensified interest in policy tools that promote healthier dietary patterns. Among these, food taxation and other fiscal measures have emerged as promising strategies to influence consumer behavior, encourage healthier food choices, and reduce the consumption of nutrient-poor, energy-dense products.

This Special Issue of Nutrients seeks to bring together high-quality research on the design, implementation, and evaluation of food taxation and related nutritional policies across diverse contexts. We particularly welcome studies that examine the economic, public health, and equity impacts of such policies, as well as interdisciplinary analyses that integrate insights from nutrition science, economics, public policy, and behavioral research.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, fiscal interventions such as sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, subsidies for fruits and vegetables, nutrient profiling-based levies, and broader policy frameworks aimed at improving population diets. By compiling evidence on the effectiveness, equity, cost-effectiveness, and social acceptability of fiscal measures, this Special Issue will serve as a resource to policymakers, health professionals, and researchers in terms of best practices and ongoing challenges in leveraging taxation and related tools to foster healthier food environments and improve nutrition and public health outcomes.

Submissions may take the form of original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or policy briefs.

Prof. Dr. David Cantarero-Prieto
Guest Editor

Dr. Javier Lera
Dr. Marina Barreda-Gutierrez
Guest Editor Assistants

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