The Capital NCD-Nexus: The Commercial Determinants of Health and Global...
Cross-border Merger and Acquisitions purchases in food, beverages, and tobacco. Source: World Investment Report 2018, Table 10 (Annex); calculations and illustrations by CPC Analytics. Note: The...
View ArticleSoda industry influence on obesity science and policy in China
Credit A new report by Susan Greenhalgh in the Journal of Public Health Policy found that soda industry efforts to manipulate obesity science and policy in the US are well documented, yet little is...
View ArticleIncreasing disparities in unhealthy food advertising targeted to Hispanic and...
Unhealthy food marketing aimed at youth under age 18 is a significant contributor to poor diets and diet-related diseases. Therefore, greater exposure to this marketing by Hispanic and Black children...
View ArticleNew Studies Show Social Media Food Advertising of Unhealthy Foods and Fast...
Credit Two recent articles show how food company practices contribute to unhealthy eating and high rates of obesity and diet-related diseases. The firs article in Pediatrics conducted an experiment...
View ArticlePublic health and the ultra-processed food and drink products industry:...
To identify examples of the ‘corporate political activity’ (CPA) of the industry producing and selling ultra-processed food and drink products (UPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers...
View ArticlePublic Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents
Credit Excess consumption of added sugars, especially from sugary drinks, contributes to the high prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity, especially among children and adolescents who are...
View Article2020 Democratic Candidates on Food Industry Consolidation and Regenerative...
credit In a commentary in FoodTank, Tiffany Finck-Haynes, the Pesticides & Pollinators Program Manager at Friends of the Earth, rates three leading Democratic candidates, Joe Biden, Bernie...
View ArticleThe politics of voluntary self-regulation: insights from Australian Beverages...
Credit In new report in Public Health Nutrition, Lacy Nichols and colleagues used a data set of industry documents published by the Australian Beverages Council (ABC) between 1998 and 2016 to...
View Article188 Experts call on UN Human Rights Commission and WHO to develop guidelines...
Credit In a letter in BMJ signed by 188 food and health experts from 38 countries called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, and the Director-General of the...
View ArticleAffordability of the EAT–Lancet reference diet: a global analysis
Source In a report earlier this year, the EAT–Lancet Commission used available nutritional and environmental evidence to propose a diet capable of sustaining health and protecting the planet, but it...
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