by George Thurley | Jul 31, 2017 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion, Healthy Trade | Blog
Diet is the foremost risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): the average European consumes too much sugar, too much saturated fat, and too much salt. The share of Europeans who are overweight or obese has steadily increased between 2010 and 2014 in all EU...
by George Thurley | Jun 29, 2017 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
On Friday 16th June the Employment Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted Conclusions on childhood obesity, which call for the fight against childhood overweight and obesity to be made a priority of the European Union. EPHA welcomes the...
by George Thurley | May 15, 2017 | Health Inequalities
Image Credit The recently launched European Solidarity Corps (ESC) is a new horizontal priority of the European Commission with the potential to support a wide range of actions leading to positive change, including health. By contributing to healthcare-specific...
