Evaluation of Changes in Grams of Sugar Sold After the Implementation of the Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax
Total grams of sugar sold in Seattle from January 8, 2017, to December 30, 2017, are shown for each beverage and sweet type and for stand-alone sugar. Each value in parentheses preceding each bar is the percentage of grams of sugar represented of the total grams of sugar across all beverage and sweet types and stand-alone sugar. For sweetened milks, only added sugars, not naturally occurring sugar, are counted. Other sweets included, for example, cakes, pies, muffins, pastries, brownies, and doughnuts. SSBs indicates sugar-sweetened beverages.
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