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国际食物政策研究所(IFPRI)所长樊胜根博士近日参加了在西安举行的第三届“一带一路”全球健康国际研讨会暨丝绸之路大学联盟2019全球健康论坛”。此次会议汇聚了各利益攸关方,围绕“共享发展机遇,共促全球健康”的主题,以加强“一带一路”沿线国家之间有关健康研究…
国际食物政策研究所(IFPRI)所长樊胜根博士近日参加了在西安举行的第三届“一带一路”全球健康国际研讨会暨丝绸之路大学联盟2019全球健康论坛”。此次会议汇聚了各利益攸关方,围绕“共享发展机遇,共促全球健康”的主题,以加强“一带一路”沿线国家之间有关健康研究…
“In America, the unhealthiest foods are the tastiest foods, the cheapest foods, the largest-portion foods.” It’s no secret that…
Introduction by Helen Signy, Communications Officer at the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Chronic diseases are an…
Unhealthy diets and poor nutrition are leading contributors to Australia’s burden of disease and burgeoning health-care costs.
Alexandra…
Policies that can be set in motion with little more than the stroke of a pen can be very seductive. That’s particularly true…
That's 500,000 extra years of healthy life and more than AUD 3 billion in costs for Australia's current population.
Medicine and health regularly dominate news headlines—and this year was no different. The Zika outbreak, NHS crisis, and…
Guest post by Oliver Mytton, Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)
The Altmetric Top 100 2016 was published yesterday. I share some thoughts about what the data tells us.
Election season is always an exciting time in the United States. On November 8, 2016, Americans took to the polls to not only…
After several months of waiting, we finally know what the Government’s long-awaited sugar tax will look like. From George…
Cancer Research UK welcomes the publication of the draft legislation for the sugar taxRelated items from OnMedicaPressure…
Three cities in California, as well as Boulder, Colo., adopted taxes on sugary drinks, a move aimed at combating obesity.
Beyond soda, some countries have taxed foods including pudding and ice cream. The results are promising.Continue reading on…
A World Health Organization report recommends fiscal policies, including taxes, that hike the retail price of sugary drinks to…
The WHO wants countries to start taxing sugary drinks, and use the revenue to fight health problems sugar may worsen.
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How could Mexico, a country once suffering from malnutrition, now be plagued by obesity and diabetes? Sugary soft drinks are…
Philadelphia's City Council on Thursday will vote on a 1.5 cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, as well as on diet sodas.
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The Philadelphia City Council this week took a major step toward approving a tax on sweetened drinks. Passing a tax in a city…
Carbon food tax remains a thought experiment for now
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In January, I'd noted a couple problems with the latest BMJ study on soda taxes.To recap, they found that poor cohorts in…
The ants in my kitchen, unable to resist, have clustered around a drop of sugar water spiked with poisonous levels of boric acid.
Ancient Greek naval combat sometimes involved hurling snakes onto your enemies’ ships to cause panic and confusion. Sounds ilke…
Ok, maybe not.* But I've been having to read through some of the studies on the effects of Mexico's soda tax. Chris Snowdon…
In its first year, Mexico’s soda tax does appear to have caused a reduction in purchases of soda, according to a new study…
Mexico adopted a tax policy on sugary drinks that has reduced the consumption of beverages by 12%, said new study
Mexico is among the world's top consumers of sugar: In 2011, the average Mexican consumed 163 liters of sugary drinks a year…