Sugar-Sweetened Beverages In The United Arab Emirates-A Call For Public Health Action

dc.contributor.authorKhamis Al-alawy
dc.contributor.authorImmanuel Azaad Moonesar
dc.date.accessioned2025-02
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.description.abstractThis policy council document addresses the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in the UAE and its connection to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Despite implementing an Excise Tax on SSBs in 2019, research showed minimal impact on consumption patterns. The council identified challenges including adolescent type 2 diabetes, easy access to SSBs, and limited education on healthy lifestyles. The report presents ten comprehensive policy recommendations: establishing a governing body for healthy lifestyles, developing a strategy linked to SDGs, supporting organizational policies in schools and workplaces, utilizing public health frameworks, using demographic data in policy design, strengthening legislation for taxation and labeling, mandating industry social responsibility, supporting innovative strategies, developing awareness campaigns, and implementing rigorous monitoring systems. The document emphasizes that reducing SSB consumption requires collaboration between public, private, and voluntary sectors across three dimensions: behavior change, interventions, and policy measures to significantly reduce the burden of NCDs and improve quality of life in the UAE. يتناول هذا التقرير مشكلة الاستهلاك المرتفع للمشروبات المحلاة بالسكر في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وعلاقته بالأمراض غير السارية مثل السمنة والسكري وأمراض القلب والأوعية الدموية. على الرغم من تطبيق ضريبة السلع الانتقائية على المشروبات المحلاة بالسكر في عام 2019، أظهرت الأبحاث تأثيرًا محدودًا على أنماط الاستهلاك. ومن خلال الدراسة تم تحديد تحديات من بينها السكري من النوع الثاني بين المراهقين، وسهولة الوصول إلى المشروبات المحلاة بالسكر، ونقص التوعية بأساليب الحياة الصحية.
dc.identifier.citationAl-alawy K., Moonesar I.A., (2024). Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in the UAE: A Call For Public Health Action. Policy Session No. XX Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.mbrsg.ac.ae/handle/1/148
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
dc.titleSugar-Sweetened Beverages In The United Arab Emirates-A Call For Public Health Action
dc.title.alternativeالمشروبات المحلاة بالسكر في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة: دعوة لاتخاذ إجراءات لتعزيز الصحة العامة
dc.typeTechnical Report

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