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A vendor selling snacks and refreshment drinks waits for customers outside Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata, India, on May 1, 2024.

To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes

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New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogenic environment"

A woman sells beans and snacks at her food stall, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 26, 2013.

Nepal's Growing Reliance on Packaged Foods

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Over time, consuming packaged products limits diet diversity and leads to unhealthy weight

How Big Industry Undermines Mexico's Food and Tobacco Policy

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Policymakers should draw from the commercial determinants of health framework to counter health harming industries

A woman smokes a cigarette next a food stall, before the Mexican government's regulation of the general law for tobacco control, in Monterrey, Mexico, on January 14, 2023.

A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention

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Countries should adopt a multidisciplinary approach to address nutritional transitions

A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention

Curbing India's Ultra-Processed Foods

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Increased popularity of ultra-processed foods could be leading to a health crisis

Curbing India's Ultra-Processed Foods

The Food Is Medicine Strategy Gains Momentum

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U.S. health care is crafting food-based nutrition interventions to combat diet-related diseases

The Food Is Medicine Strategy Gains Momentum

Transforming the Global Food System for Better Health

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Healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems require changes in food policies and private-sector engagement

Transforming the Global Food System for Better Health

Is It Time to Rethink Regulations on Ultra-Processed Foods?

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Why experts and policymakers are challenging traditional nutrition approaches to tackle diet-related health crises

Is It Time to Rethink Regulations on Ultra-Processed Foods?

Overpowering the Food Industry

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The presidential politics of childhood obesity in emerging markets

Overpowering the Food Industry

A Look at Food Warning Labels in Mexico

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

A Look at Food Warning Labels in Mexico

Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

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

Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

Russia's War on Food

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

Russia's War on Food