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Overpowering the Food Industry

by Eduardo J. Gómez

The presidential politics of childhood obesity in emerging markets

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A Look at Food Warning Labels in Mexico

by Chen Chen

Little black octagons are part of a growing arsenal of policy efforts to combat obesity

A boy collects candy as he goes trick-or-treating for Halloween in Santa Monica, California, October 31, 2012. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

by Alejandra Martinez

There's a surprising amount of sugar in some "healthy" foods compared to your favorite Halloween treats

An elderly woman has a meal during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019
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Russia's War on Food

by Lillian Posner

Russia's own food security is yet another casualty of its eight-year war in Ukraine

People walk past a KFC outlet in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
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Is Fast Food Eating Away at Africa's Progress?

by Judith Mwobobia

It is often said that Africa is the future, but what kind of future will it have if its population is unhealthy?

A worker carries packs of table salt at a warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 14, 2018. Picture shows the torso of what appears to be a young man heavily burdened with more than a dozen large, one-pound bags of salt. He wears a red shirt and walks against a green backdrop and the bottom bag appears to be slipping out of his grasp. REUTERS/Beawiharta Beawiharta
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How to Find Healthy Processed Foods? Just say Na+

by Katherine Leach-Kemon

Reducing the world’s sodium intake should start with industry, and lessons from the United Kingdom show it can work