Tag: obesity
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JHSPH Report Evaluates Tactics Used to Implement SSB Taxation in Mexico
A Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) report on Mexico’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax has concluded that “strong advocacy work, scientific evidence, and knowledge of the political context can be important facilitators to policy change that promotes obesity prevention and control.” The case study highlights the strategies used by civil society organizations, public…
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SSB Taxes and Food Marketing Among Topics at Upcoming Childhood Obesity Conference
Public health advocates from around the United States will convene in San Diego, California, on June 29-July 2, 2015, for the 8th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference. The “Marketing to Kids” track of the two-day event will include a mini-plenary session titled “Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages for Public Health: What Have We Learned from the Mexico, Berkeley and…
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NHS England Chief Executive Dubs Obesity “The New Smoking”
During a May 31, 2015, interview with BBC One’s “The Andrew Marr Show,” National Health Service (NHS) England Chief Executive Simon Stevens called on industry stakeholders to reduce the amount of sugar in food and beverage products. In particular, he claimed that “one in three of our teenagers are drinking high-energy, sugary drinks,” urging “responsible…
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EWG Launches New Assault Against BPA in Cans
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a “non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment,” has issued an analysis of more than 250 foods that identifies which of the products’ cans are lined with bisphenol A (BPA) as well as an online petition imploring consumers to encourage companies to stop using BPA-based epoxy…
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California Assembly Committee Rejects Proposed Tax on Sweetened Beverages
A proposed bill (A.B. 1357) that would have imposed a 2-cent per ounce tax on soft drinks, sweet teas, energy and sports drinks has failed to pass the California Assembly Health Committee by a vote of 10-6. “I am disappointed that the committee failed to act today on one of the biggest health crises facing…
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World Obesity Federation Conference to Target Dietary Sugars and Metabolic Disease Risk
The World Obesity Federation is convening clinicians, researchers and policymakers in Berlin, Germany, for a June 29-30, 2015, conference titled, “Dietary Sugars, Obesity and Metabolic Disease Risk.” Sessions will include those addressing studies allegedly linking dietary sugars to the development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver disease; global consumption patterns; and policy…
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WHO Seeks Comments on Childhood Obesity Report
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an interim report that seeks to identify policy options for mitigating the risk of childhood obesity. Published by WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, the strategy document emphasizes “the importance of a life-course approach to simultaneously address the risk factors for childhood obesity from before conception, through pregnancy…
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New Studies Estimate Health Costs Associated with Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Three studies published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism have sought to quantify “the burden of disease and associated costs attributable to EDC [endocrine-disrupting chemical] exposures in the European Union.” Supported by the Endocrine Society, the research responds, in part, to the EU Commission’s request for an impact assessment that addresses the economic implications…