by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 23, 2017 | Opinion
Selling tobacco, alcohol, and foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) is big business. Demand is booming, and with it, so are chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Unhealthy diet is the biggest risk factor for disability adjusted life years lost (DALYs) in the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion
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 European Public Health Alliance | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion
By Priit Tohver, Marie Hauerslev and Skander Essafi, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) is greatly concerned by the fact that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the biggest...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion
It’s becoming a familiar routine, Europe’s Health Ministers get together several times a year and sign off clear sighted and ambitious conclusions to halt the rise of childhood obesity. Since 2000, we have had at least 8 Council documents, an EU Action Plan on...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 19, 2017 | Statements
DOWNLOAD LETTER HERE Open Letter to Ministers on the AVMSD (In light of the meeting of the European Council on Education, Youth, Culture and Sports of 22-23 May 2017) Brussels, 19th May 2017 Dear Ministers, The signatories to this letter would...