Laura Wailes (@laurastephanie.bsky.social)

New draft of a UN declaration on tackling non-communicable disease (cancer, obesity, diabetes) has suffered devastating walk-backs here: “restrict and regulate” downgraded “regulate as appropriate”; “unhealthy food environments” dropped completely wrt obesity www.theexamination.org/articles/new...

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New draft UN declaration rolls back proposed restrictions on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco Calls for sugar taxes, nondescript packaging for tobacco and restrictions on alcohol advertising were removed during negotiations ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September. https://www.theexamination.org/articles/new-draft-un-declaration-rolls-back-proposed-restrictions-on-sugary-drinks-alcohol-and-tobacco