Soft drinks industry levy
1 paper4 findings
- In silico1
Outcomes
4Quality-adjusted life-years
upin silico1
1 study
Quality-adjusted life-years
upin silico1
Soft drinks industry levy improves quality-adjusted life-years in silico (+200,000 QALYs (63,500-342,000)).
“For the current United Kingdom population, it is estimated that the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will add 200,000 quality-adjusted life-years (63,500-342,000) over their lifetime”
In silico
Public health research (Southampton, England)6 Dec 2025
Cardiovascular disease
downin silico1
1 study
Cardiovascular disease
downin silico1
Soft drinks industry levy prevents cardiovascular disease in silico (prevents 3800 (1200-6700) cases).
“3800 (1200-6700) cases of cardiovascular diseases and 350 (110-590) cases of obesity-related cancer.”
In silico10 years
Public health research (Southampton, England)6 Dec 2025
Type 2 diabetes
downin silico1
1 study
Type 2 diabetes
downin silico1
Soft drinks industry levy prevents type 2 diabetes in silico (prevents 12,000 (3700-20,000) cases).
“In the first 10 years of implementation, the reductions in sugar and overweight/obesity are predicted to prevent 270,000 (35,000-600,000) dental caries, 12,000 (3700-20,000) cases of type 2 diabetes”
In silico10 years
Public health research (Southampton, England)6 Dec 2025
Overweight and obesity
downin silico1
1 study
Overweight and obesity
downin silico1
Soft drinks industry levy decreases overweight and obesity in silico (-0.18% points (95% UI: 0.059 to 0.31)).
“The model predicts that the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United Kingdom by 0.18% points (95% uncertainty interval: 0.059 to 0.31) for males”
In silicomales
Public health research (Southampton, England)6 Dec 2025