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WHO Report Supports Effectiveness of Sugary Food and Drink Taxes

Posted on October 12, 2016

A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report supports the notion that taxing sugary foods and drinks could lead to a decrease in the consumption of such products and reduce obesity, …
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WHO Chief Calls on Consumers to Choose “Antibiotic-Free” Meat

Posted on October 5, 2016

In a recent address to the UN General Assembly, the WHO Chief urged consumers to choose “antibiotic free” meats.

  • As previously covered on this blog here and here, for

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Drinks In Hot Water

Posted on June 15, 2016

IARC concludes that very hot drinks are “probably carcinogenic.”

  • The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is a part of the World Health Organization (WHO) that conducts and coordinates

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WHO Spotlight on Sugar

Posted on January 27, 2016

WHO recommends regulatory measures to slow sugar’s contribution to global childhood obesity.

  • Since the late 1980s, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended reducing dietary intake of free sugars (i.e.,

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Processed Meat Takes Heat

Posted on October 26, 2015

WHO announces causal link between consumption of processed meats and cancer.

  • For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer.  For instance, the American

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