Executive summary Malnutrition in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other
dietary risks, is the leading cause of poor health globally. In the near future, the health effects …

Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life
expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this …

Context: Commercial marketing is a critical but understudied element of the sociocultural
environment influencing Americans' food and beverage preferences and purchases. This …

Twenty-first-century food policy will have to address a new set of fundamentals. Some are
relatively new such as climate change and peak oil, and some merely new versions of very …

The essential role of physical activity both as an independent protective factor against
numerous common chronic diseases and as a means to maintain a healthy weight is …

Objectives A scoping review was conducted to synthesise the findings of evaluations of
voluntary agreements between business and government. It aimed to summarise the types …

Motor vehicle safety and tobacco control are among the greatest public health achievements
of the 20th century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the …

Type 2 diabetes imposes a large and growing burden on the public's health. This burden,
combined with the growing evidence for primary prevention from randomized controlled …

This paper assesses progress in the development of a global framework for responding to
non-communicable diseases, as reflected in the policies and initiatives of the World Health …

Chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, are the leading
cause of death and disability in both the developed and developing world (excluding sub …