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Workers prepare meals to be distributed free for students, during the free nutritious meals program trial, at a pilot kitchen in Sukabumi, West Java province, Indonesia, September 25, 2024.

How Indonesia's Food System Can Weather Supply-Chain Shocks

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Promoting diverse and affordable diets will keep Indonesia healthy through natural disasters, conflict, and disease outbreaks

Breakfast cereals are displayed for sale at a grocery store, in Medford, Massachusetts, on April 22, 2025.

Ultra-Processed Foods Take Pointers From Big Tobacco

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Like commercial tobacco, ultra-processed foods are engineered to drive consumption and could be regulated accordingly

Indonesia Delays Sugary Drink Taxes, Yet Again

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Conceived a decade ago, Indonesia's tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is now tied to an easy-to-miss economic target

A street vendor prepares drinks for sale at Jatinegara, a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21, 2020.

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