ABSTRACT
Key Points ...................................................................................................................................... 371 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 372 Why is Alcohol Policy So Relevant? ............................................................................................. 373 No Ordinary Commodity ............................................................................................................... 374
Ubiquity ................................................................................................................................ 375 Toxicity ................................................................................................................................. 375 Abuse .................................................................................................................................... 375 Externalities or Negative Impacts on Society ....................................................................... 376
How the Alcohol Experience Informs Policy on Dietary Sugars ................................................... 376 Which Policies are Least Likely to Work and Why? ............................................................ 376 Which Policies are Most Likely to Work and Why?............................................................. 378
Strategies that Work ....................................................................................................................... 378 Pricing Strategies ................................................................................................................. 378
Taxation .................................................................................................................... 378 Price Controls ...........................................................................................................380 Subsidy Withdrawal ..................................................................................................380
