Özet:

Obesity tax, which is an additional tax on foods that cause obesity, is aimed at directing individuals to healthier foods and thereby reducing obesity. There are many factors that are effective in obesity tax achievement, but it is important for individuals to accept this tax. In Turkey it has not yet been implemented, but it is likely to be implemented in the future by measuring the acceptability of the obesity tax according to demographic variables, individuals have revealed the level of acceptability of this tax. The analysis found that economic, political, socio-psychological and health factors influenced the level of acceptability of obesity tax. In addition, the population’s obesity tax levels of acceptability have dropped. The highest level of acceptability is the female sex, the civic status is single while the professional group is the people who work in the public. There is a correct relationship between age, education, the average monthly income and the level of acceptability of obesity tax. In contrast, there was a reverse relationship between the body mass index and acceptability.