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Groups advocating for child and women’s health will mark World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 4. This year, their focus will be on issues related to supporting essential maternity protections. While continuing their fight for environments that are more supportive of breastfeeding, these groups will also examine the ongoing attempts by the commercial milk formula industry to undermine existing provisions that protect breastfeeding and promote their own interests.
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<div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2023/07/image-12.png" alt="" width="600" height="200" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647this-fortnight" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">This fortnight</h2><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">Groups advocating for child and women’s health will mark World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 4. This year, their focus will be on issues related to supporting essential maternity protections. While continuing their fight for environments that are more supportive of breastfeeding, these groups will also examine the ongoing attempts by the commercial milk formula industry to undermine existing provisions that protect breastfeeding and promote their own interests.</p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">In a recent <a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/a60c2c04?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">video </a>interview, we spoke with Patti Rundall and David McCoy, health activists and researchers dedicated to promoting the health benefits of breastfeeding for both women and children. They discussed current industry practices that prioritize formula over breastfeeding, including aggressive marketing strategies that often influence health workers as well.</p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">David Sanders, one of the founders of the People’s Health Movement, was a vocal advocate for better child health and addressing the commercial determinants that shape it. In this issue, we feature an excerpt from his <a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/4d469759?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">conversation </a>with Anthony Costello on the politics of child health.</p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">In mid-July, Johnson & Johnson announced a <a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/58b9bb4d?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">deal </a>with the Global Drug Facility aimed at improving access to generic versions of bedaquiline, a crucial drug in tuberculosis treatment. While the deal should make it easier for some low-income countries to distribute the drug, activists have warned that it is too little, too late and does not absolve Johnson & Johnson of making millions in profits through evergreening of patents for TB treatments.</p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">With the Lula administration in power in <a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/8c248adb?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Brazil</a>, health policies began to shift away from the pro-private stance taken under Jair Bolsonaro. However, certain areas, particularly mental health, require significant effort to meet the people’s needs. We bring you more insights from an interview originally published in Outra Saúde.</p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">After a two-day national strike, health workers in <a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c3b193cb?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">South Korea</a> have finally succeeded in bringing the government to the negotiating table. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union is fighting to secure safe staffing ratios and better working conditions for the workers who keep the health system running.</p><hr style="display:block;width:100%;margin:3em 0;padding:0;height:1px;border:0;border-top:1px solid #e5eff5"><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647in-focus-world-breastfeeding-week" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">In focus: World Breastfeeding Week</h2><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/42b8071e?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Video: World Breastfeeding Week 2023: Is formula milk a real alternative?</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">As World Breastfeeding Week 2023 approaches, Peoples Dispatch spoke to Patti Rundall from Baby Milk Action and David McCoy from the United Nations University. The two health experts talked about the importance of this annual campaign, the misleading marketing widespread in the baby formula industry, and more</p><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-embed-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0">
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</div><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/174b72ec?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Understanding the politics of child health care with David Sanders</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">International agencies and philanthrocapitalists often paint a rosy picture of their work in the health sector. For a reality check, we bring you a conversation with the late David Sanders on the various determinants influencing the health of children in the Global South</p><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/image-16.png" alt="" width="600" height="337" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><hr style="display:block;width:100%;margin:3em 0;padding:0;height:1px;border:0;border-top:1px solid #e5eff5"><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647data-speaks" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">Data speaks</h2><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/Data-Speaks-55.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="281" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"><div style="text-align:center;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:14px;padding-top:5px;line-height:1.5em">Source: The Lancet Breastfeeding Series 2023, <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/series/Breastfeeding-2023" target="_blank">https://www.thelancet.com/series/Breastfeeding-2023</a></div></div><hr style="display:block;width:100%;margin:3em 0;padding:0;height:1px;border:0;border-top:1px solid #e5eff5"><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647featured-articles" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">Featured articles</h2><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/ab7d269f?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Johnson & Johnson’s TB drug deal will fail to reach all those in need</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">A recent deal struck between Johnson & Johnson and the Global Drug Facility promises improved access to bedaquiline in a number of low income countries, but fails to address structural problems</p><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/image-13.png" alt="" width="600" height="337" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/763f1c8c?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Efforts to advance mental health in Brazil must continue</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">After a prolonged period of dismantling, the principles of psychiatric health reform appear to be resurging at the forefront of policies in Brazil. However, there is a substantial amount of work ahead to undo the setbacks that have occurred, writes Outra Saúde</p><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/image-17.png" alt="" width="600" height="338" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><hr style="display:block;width:100%;margin:3em 0;padding:0;height:1px;border:0;border-top:1px solid #e5eff5"><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647short-reads" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">Short reads</h2><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/7471c23b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Doctors without Borders call Israel’s forceful eviction of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta a war crime</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">Hundreds of Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta for generations are being constantly harassed by the occupation forces in order to force them to leave the area and allow Israel to build a firing range for the military</p><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/image-15.png" alt="" width="600" height="337" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em"><strong style="font-weight:700"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/8047df6b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="color:#3ea620;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union achieves breakthrough with general strike</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0 0 1.5em 0;line-height:1.6em">Korean health workers held a two-day general strike in order to bring the government to the negotiating table, asking for safe staffing and fair remuneration. The strike, the largest in the health sector since 2004, saw the participation of 60,000 members</p><div style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0"><img src="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/content/images/2023/07/image-14.png" alt="" width="600" height="338" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:auto;height:auto"></div><hr style="display:block;width:100%;margin:3em 0;padding:0;height:1px;border:0;border-top:1px solid #e5eff5"><h2 id="m_-1056950855552133647in-case-you-missed-it" style="margin-top:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';line-height:1.11em;font-weight:700;margin:1.5em 0 0.5em 0;font-size:32px">In case you missed it</h2><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/fe48e434?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">Some Cancer Drugs Excluded From New WHO Essential Medicines List Because Of Cost - Health Policy Watch</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400">High cost has prevented some cancer drugs from being included in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated Essential Medicines List (EML) and Essential</div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/themes/hpw2018/images/favicon.ico" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"><span style="line-height:1.5em">Health Policy Watch</span><span style="overflow:hidden;max-width:240px;line-height:1.5em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><span style="margin:0 6px">•</span>Kerry Cullinan</span></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/national-cancer-institute-yg1Zayn0Few-unsplash-scaled.jpg')"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/national-cancer-institute-yg1Zayn0Few-unsplash-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff;margin-top:0"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/fadce30c?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">State of the nation of Philippines: People give Marcos Jr’s administration a failing grade : Peoples Dispatch</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400">As the president of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his State of the Nation Address, we spoke to leaders of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) on how the people of the country have assessed the first year of the Marcos’ administration.</div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://peoplesdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-FavIcon-270x270.png" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"><span style="line-height:1.5em">Peoples Dispatch</span><span style="overflow:hidden;max-width:240px;line-height:1.5em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><span style="margin:0 6px">•</span>Peoples Dispatch</span></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://peoplesdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/State-of-Philippines-Under-Marcos-Jr.png')"><img src="https://peoplesdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/State-of-Philippines-Under-Marcos-Jr.png" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff;margin-top:0"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/a5dc0d49?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">It’s not just tax. How PwC, KPMG and other consultants risk influencing public health too</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400">There’s growing concern about the potential for conflicts of interest and undue influence on public health policy.</div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/static/tc/@theconversation/ui/dist/esm/logos/web-app-logo-192x192-2d05bdd6de6328146de80245d4685946.png" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"><span style="line-height:1.5em">The Conversation</span><span style="overflow:hidden;max-width:240px;line-height:1.5em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><span style="margin:0 6px">•</span>Fran Baum</span></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://images.theconversation.com/files/538467/original/file-20230720-17-1g1ldx.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0\000026rect=1%2C1%2C997%2C498\000026q=45\000026auto=format\000026w=1356\000026h=668\000026fit=crop')"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/538467/original/file-20230720-17-1g1ldx.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=1%2C1%2C997%2C498&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff;margin-top:0"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/f552b74d?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">Health service doctors and pharmacists begin new round of strikes - Portugal Resident</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400">Health service doctors and pharmacists begin new round of strikes; Protests blamed on government’s “absence of concrete responses”</div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://www.portugalresident.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/favico-1.png" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"><span style="line-height:1.5em">Portugal Resident</span><span style="overflow:hidden;max-width:240px;line-height:1.5em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><span style="margin:0 6px">•</span>Natasha Donn</span></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://www.portugalresident.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/medicos-de-familia-e-farmaceuticos-voltam-a-greve-1-1024x576-1.jpg')"><img src="https://www.portugalresident.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/medicos-de-familia-e-farmaceuticos-voltam-a-greve-1-1024x576-1.jpg" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff;margin-top:0"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/81cfc787?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">WHO: INB to continue with informal process without clarity on the first negotiation draft</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400"></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://www.twn.my/favicon.ico" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://www.twn.my/south/banner1a.JPG')"><img src="https://www.twn.my/south/banner1a.JPG" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-card" style="margin:0 0 1.5em;padding:0;width:100%;background:#ffffff;margin-top:0"><a href="https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/0f58146d?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a" style="display:flex;min-height:148px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #e5eff5;color:#3ea620;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><div style="display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:20px"><div style="color:#15212a;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:600">Industry-influenced study of the week: Ultra-processed foods are good for you! - Food Politics by Marion Nestle</div><div style="display:-webkit-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-top:12px;max-height:40px;color:#738a94;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:400">I am devoting this week to the pushback against advice to reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods. It is coming from the food industry, of course, government agencies with ties to the food industry, and nutritionists who focus on the benefits of nutrients, without contextualizing the foods and…</div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-metadata" style="display:flex;margin-top:14px;color:#15212a;font-size:13px;font-weight:400"><img src="https://www.foodpolitics.com/wp-content/themes/foodpolitics/images/favicon.ico" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;margin-right:8px;width:22px;height:22px"><span style="line-height:1.5em">Food Politics by Marion Nestle</span><span style="overflow:hidden;max-width:240px;line-height:1.5em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><span style="margin:0 6px">•</span>Marion</span></div></div><div class="m_-1056950855552133647kg-bookmark-thumbnail" style="min-width:140px;max-width:180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;background-position:center;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;background-image:url('https://www.foodpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/kevin-hall.jpg')"><img src="https://www.foodpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/kevin-hall.jpg" alt="" style="border:none;max-width:100%;display:none"></div></a></div>
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