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UCSF Study Shows Philip Morris Used Cigarette Science to Shape Lunchables

New analysis links archived tobacco-industry research and flavor engineering to the design choices that helped make Lunchables highly appealing to children and to the rise of ultra-processed foods.

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Spain Enforces Nationwide Healthy School Canteen Standards

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ASA Blocks First Supermarket Ads Under UK HFSS Ad Ban

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Gold-Standard Scans Show BMI Often Mislabels Overweight and Obesity, Study Finds

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3mo ago

Mexico Launches 500,000-Person Obesity Study in New National Strategy as Regional Alarms Grow

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India Now Ranks No. 2 Globally in Childhood Overweight and Obesity, New Atlas Finds

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One in Five Children Have Excess Weight Worldwide, With 507 Million Projected by 2040

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5mo ago

RFK Jr. Downplays Fight Over ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ Says He Has ‘Bigger Fish to Fry’

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5mo ago

UNICEF Warns on Ultra‑Processed Food Harm to Children as San Francisco Sues Major Brands

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6mo ago

Fatty Food Odors in Pregnancy Linked to Offspring Obesity Risk in Mouse Study

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7mo ago

Sheinbaum Inaugurates Zumpango Bachillerato Conversion in Drive to Expand Upper-Secondary Access

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7mo ago

Childhood Hypertension Nearly Doubled Worldwide Since 2000, Global Review Finds

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8mo ago

England Bans Multi-Buy Deals on Unhealthy Foods as Obesity Crackdown Takes Effect

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8mo ago

UK Enacts Junk-Food Ad Limits With Online Ban and 9 p.m. TV Watershed

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9mo ago

Landmark Lancet Analysis Finds Early Parent-Focused Programs Don’t Cut Toddlers’ BMI

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9mo ago

Mexico’s School Junk‑Food Ban Advances as Vendors Crowd Gates

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Independent Study Finds England's Supermarket Placement Rules Cut Junk Food Purchases by Two Million a Day

Childhood Obesity

UCSF Study Shows Philip Morris Used Cigarette Science to Shape Lunchables

Spain Enforces Nationwide Healthy School Canteen Standards

ASA Blocks First Supermarket Ads Under UK HFSS Ad Ban

Gold-Standard Scans Show BMI Often Mislabels Overweight and Obesity, Study Finds

Mexico Launches 500,000-Person Obesity Study in New National Strategy as Regional Alarms Grow

India Now Ranks No. 2 Globally in Childhood Overweight and Obesity, New Atlas Finds

One in Five Children Have Excess Weight Worldwide, With 507 Million Projected by 2040

RFK Jr. Downplays Fight Over ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ Says He Has ‘Bigger Fish to Fry’

UK Junk-Food Ad Ban Takes Effect as Critics Target Brand Loophole

UK Enforces Ban on Junk Food Ads Before 9pm and on All Paid Online Platforms

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Mexico Secures 26 Court Wins Upholding School Junk-Food Ban

UNICEF Warns on Ultra‑Processed Food Harm to Children as San Francisco Sues Major Brands

Fatty Food Odors in Pregnancy Linked to Offspring Obesity Risk in Mouse Study

Sheinbaum Inaugurates Zumpango Bachillerato Conversion in Drive to Expand Upper-Secondary Access

Childhood Hypertension Nearly Doubled Worldwide Since 2000, Global Review Finds

England Bans Multi-Buy Deals on Unhealthy Foods as Obesity Crackdown Takes Effect

UK Enacts Junk-Food Ad Limits With Online Ban and 9 p.m. TV Watershed

Landmark Lancet Analysis Finds Early Parent-Focused Programs Don’t Cut Toddlers’ BMI

Mexico’s School Junk‑Food Ban Advances as Vendors Crowd Gates

Independent Study Finds England's Supermarket Placement Rules Cut Junk Food Purchases by Two Million a Day

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Childhood Obesity