Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO

Published on June 28, 2024

A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion people, or 46 per cent of the world’s population, according to a milestone report published by the UN World Health Organization on Monday.

Continue reading

Countdown to 2023: WHO 5-year milestone report on global trans fat elimination 2023

Other news

Non-communicable diseases in reproductive care

June 28, 2024
A new Series on gestational diabetes published in The Lancet calls for a greater focus on early gestational diabetes and a shift to a holistic life-course approach in how we manage the disease. It offers a comprehensive and inclusive analysis of the evidence on pathophysiology, screening, management, and prevention. The Series also explores new models of care that could protect the long-term healt

Mental health impacts from repeated climate disasters: an australian longitudinal analysis

June 28, 2024
Background: Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense under changing climatic conditions. Whilst there is substantial evidence that exposure to a single weather related disaster is detrimental for mental health, few studies have explored how exposure to multiple disasters impacts mental health.Methods: We utilised 11 waves of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics