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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A person buys soda at a convenience store in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on April 13. The country has high levels of obesity and medical conditions that health authorities warn are related to a diet high in soda and processed foods.
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    'We Had To Take Action': States In Mexico Move To Ban Junk Food Sales To Minors

    Sep 14, 2020
    "The damage of this kind of diet is even more visible because of the pandemic," says a Oaxaca legislator who spearheaded a law against the sale of junk food and soda to minors. The idea is spreading.
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    Goats and Soda
    A family sells pastries in Mexico City. As Mexicans' wages have risen, their average daily intake of calories has soared.
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    Malnutrition Hits The Obese As Well As The Underfed

    Dec 23, 2019
    New research finds millions of people are getting enough calories but not enough essential nutrients. We asked leading researchers how to fix the problem.
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    The Salt
    Researchers in the U.K. say a teen has suffered vision loss after years of eating a highly limited diet consisting of snacking on Pringles potato chips, as well as French fries, white bread and some processed pork products.
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    Blind From A Bad Diet? Teen Who Ate Mostly Potato Chips And Fries Lost His Sight

    Sep 03, 2019
    A poor diet can lead to vision loss, experts say. For a teen, it's certainly rare, but a new case study documents blindness in a boy who ate lots of chips, white bread and bits of processed meat.
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    The Salt
    It's well-known that junk food ads on TV can strongly influence what kids want to eat. A study finds social media influencers can have the same effect on kids --but not when it comes to healthy foods.
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    Social Media May Sway Kids To Eat More Cookies — And More Calories

    Mar 03, 2019
    It's well-known that junk food ads on TV can strongly influence what kids want to eat. A study finds social media influencers can have the same effect on kids, but not when it comes to healthy foods.
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    The Salt
    London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a ban on junk food advertisements across the city's transportation network on Friday. The new rules will take effect on Feb. 25, 2019.
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    Mind The Junk Food: London To Ban Ads For Unhealthy Eats On Public Transportation

    Nov 23, 2018
    In February, the city will ban advertising for food and drinks high in salt, sugar and fat in all of London's public transportation network. It is part of a plan to curtail rising childhood obesity.
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    The Salt
    Puerto Rican residents received food and water from FEMA after Hurricane Maria, but many complained that some boxes were stuffed with candy and salty snacks, not meals.
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    Food Aid To Puerto Rico Is Salty, Sugary, And Unbalanced, Researcher Says

    Jun 22, 2018
    A professor of public health found boxes filled with sugary or high-sodium snacks was sent to people in need of meals after Hurricane Maria, and says food aid needs to be more nutritious.
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    The Salt
    Plenty of food shops in London have sections catering to American immigrants. The busiest times converge around three American holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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    In London, The American Food Aisle Is Filled With Nostalgia And Preservatives

    Jan 26, 2018
    To Americans abroad, comfort food so often looks like junk food. Shops in London are filled with items from Hershey's, Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker. But Kellogg's Pop-Tarts seem to rule them all.
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    The Salt
    Dorothy Boddie runs the outreach ministry at Allen Chapel AME, one of the Capital Area Food Bank's nonprofit partners. The D.C.-area food bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population
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    One Of America's Biggest Food Banks Just Cut Junk Food By 84 Percent In A Year

    Sep 18, 2017
    D.C'.s Capital Area Food Bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population it serves suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes.
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    Shots - Health News
    In October the student group behind the Krispy Kreme Challenge, an annual charity race in Raleigh, N.C., pledged to raise a total of $2 million for the race's namesake clinic and UNC Children's Hospital.
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    Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn

    Nov 27, 2015
    The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.
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    The Salt
    What role do high-calorie, low-nutrition junk foods play in expanding waistlines? Two recent studies tackle that question.
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    Are Junk Food Habits Driving Obesity? A Tale Of Two Studies

    Nov 12, 2015
    In the fight against obesity, junk foods have become public enemy No. 1. But some people question whether certain foods are really the culprits. Two new studies come to very different conclusions.
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    Goats and Soda
    At a camp for overweight children in Beijing, students stretch after taking a swim.
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    Some Chinese Grandparents Are Making Their Grandkids Fat

    Jul 29, 2015
    A new study shows that children in China who are mainly cared for by grandparents instead of mom and dad are twice as likely to be overweight — contributing to the country's obesity epidemic.
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