Yesterday, The CrossFit Journal published a thorough and very well-researched article on soda pouring-rights contracts at public universities. Highlights: * "Pouring-rights contracts are between beverage companies Read More
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The Food Industry Has High Hopes for Trump’s Anti-Regulation Agenda
Uh-oh. "The food industry is moving to capitalize on the Trump administration's anti-regulation agenda by seeking to delay or do away with Obama-era rules governing the disclosure of calories, sugar, fiber and serving Read More
Confirmed! Sustained Public Health Advocacy Yields Results
Here is an encouraging real-life example of how public health advocacy -- focused over time -- can yield significant results. Highlights of the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, via Medscape: * "After a Read More
15 Health Organizations Publicly Support Philadelphia Soda Tax. Where’s AND?
"Fifteen health organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday in hopes that the beverage industry’s appeal of a sugar tax will fall flat," American Heart Association News reports. Among the fifteen Read More
Potential Conflicts of Interest in Academic Experts Advising Government and Charities on Dietary Policies
We just came across this study published in BioMed Central Public Health in August of 2016 that touches on potential conflicts of interest surrounding academic experts who advise government and charities on dietary Read More
Canada’s Heart and Stroke Foundation Addresses Marketing to Children
Kudos to Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF; their equivalent of the American Heart Association) for their new report which details the negative impact of marketing to children. Highlights (from the press Read More