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Rejecting Health as a Justification for Junk Food Taxes.
| Τίτλος: | Rejecting Health as a Justification for Junk Food Taxes. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Yang J; Department of Philosophy, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. yangjunjie@stu.pku.edu.cn.; Department of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, 06520, United States. yangjunjie@stu.pku.edu.cn. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of bioethical inquiry [J Bioeth Inq] 2026 Sep; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 497-514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 19. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101250741 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1872-4353 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 11767529 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Bioeth Inq Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Dordrecht : Springer Original Publication: Dunedin, N.Z. : Bioethics Centre, University of Otago |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Public Health*/ethics , Taxes* , Nutrition Policy*, Food/economics ; Humans ; Health Policy |
| Περίληψη: | Many countries have implemented taxes on junk food, believing this to have beneficial health outcomes. The Health Protection Argument maintains that (1) junk food is harmful to health; (2) consumers should reduce their consumption; (3) taxation is an effective means of achieving this goal, and governments should implement effective measures. Consequently, governments should tax junk food for health reasons. However, the premises in this argument are problematic. The definition of junk food and the causal relationship between junk food consumption and health outcomes remain ambiguous. Without clear health standards and justified public reasons, governments should not implement restrictive measures to reduce junk food consumption. Furthermore, the effectiveness of taxation as a policy tool, as well as the justification for prioritizing tax interventions over alternative measures, calls for closer evaluation. Therefore, the conclusion that governments should impose taxes on junk food is not sufficiently justified on health grounds. (© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Foundation Ltd.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Ethics approval: Not applicable. Conflict of interest: The author declares no conflict of interest. The author has no financial, professional, or personal affiliation with any food companies, food industry organizations, or entities involved in the production, promotion, or regulation of food products. The author is also not involved in any governmental or non-governmental food policy-making processes that could influence the arguments presented in this article. Moreover, the author has no dietary inclination toward any junk food. |
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| Grant Information: | 22JJD720007 Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Applied philosophy; Food policy; Health tax; Public health ethics; Public reasons |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251119 Date Completed: 20261007 Latest Revision: 20261013 |
| Update Code: | 20261013 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11673-025-10500-0 |
| PMID: | 41258342 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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