Data
Year of publication
2013
Type
Qualitative
Design
Narrative
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Global
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
N/A
Study setting
N/A
Age group of participant
N/A
Participant sex
N/A
Target population
N/A
Sample size
N/A
Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries
Goal
1) Emphasise the rise in sales of these unhealthy commodities in low-income and middle-income countries, and consider the common strategies that the transnational corporations use to undermine NCD prevention and control. 2) Assess the effectiveness of self-regulation, public–private partnerships, and public regulation models of interaction with these industries and conclude that unhealthy commodity industries should have no role in the formation of national or international NCD policy.
Results
Conclusions: The study contributes to a growing literature showing that the consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of diet- related non-communicable diseases. Its findings reinforce the need for public policies and actions that promote consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods and make ultra-processed foods less available and affordable.
Authors
Moodie R, Stuckler D, Monteiro C, et al.
Journal
The Lancet
DOI