Last day of class at Lehigh! I had a wonderful time teaching an advanced undergraduate seminar on the commercial determinants of health. Wonderful group of students; our future leaders dedicated to making our world a healthier place! :)

It was an honor to lecture about my latest book Junk Food Politics at Middlebury RCGA Middlebury College College this week. What a wonderful community of students and faculty working on global health!

On this week’s cover, a quote from our latest Editorial: “India’s elections: why data and transparency matter”

Read here: hubs.li/Q02sFMfh0

Full issue link in thread ⤵️

Delighted to share the news that I’ve been accepted into the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) as a life member. I’m honored and look forward to working with my colleagues there and attending events. CFR also publishes Foreign Affairs and Think Global Health, highly recommended.

I couldn’t resist. Let’s see ! ;) New Haven, CT

We must have the courage to take on the greed of the food and beverage industry which, every day, is undermining the health and well-being of our children by pushing extremely unhealthy products which far too often cause obesity and type-2 diabetes.

La publicidad dirigida a niños como la de Coca-Cola, hace un daño terrible a la salud humana y planetaria ☠️🥤🌎🥤☠️ y demuestra una total falta de responsabilidad social.

Corresponde a los gobiernos proteger el derecho a la infancia y a la salud prohibiendo estas prácticas 👏🏼

Supermarkets in England ‘blatantly disregarding’ rules over where they place crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks

theguardian.com/society/2023/d…

Terrible news.
@PepsiIndia The Coca-Cola Co. Unilever Kellogg's
Sponsor the Annual Conference of Nutrition Society of India . What a shame and conflicts of interest!
ICMR - National Institute of Nutrition ICMR MyGovIndia
Tim Schwab please note Gates Foundation.
Rema Nagarajan Chetan Chauhan

thelancet.com/journals/lance…

This handbook edited by Kincaid & jeroen van bouwel provides a philosophical approach to many problems of theory and methods in political science. Readers will surely find a lot of discussions relevant to their own research.

See the Table of Contents here: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Accompanying story bloomberg.com/features/2023-… in details gives data and views of global experts Eduardo J. Gomez and local campaigners Revant Himatsingka “Food Pharmer”
Frightening how junk food market is growing ! No wonder obesity followed.

Colombia has passed a new landmark health tax that will target ultra-processed products, making it one of the first countries in the world to do so. Read more about this achievement: theguardian.com/global-develop…

Yet more leadership from Latin America in creating healthier food environments: Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle lifestyle diseases theguardian.com/global-develop…

Now with date and time!

Register here: ifpri.org/event/33rd-ann…

Happy Veterans Day to all that served and are serving. Here I am fresh out of the US Air Force boot camp in San Antonio, Texas, at 18 years old! :)

Just voted; your vote can make a difference! :)

Great piece by Bloomberg News on the health consequences of junk food in India. Special thanks to Bloomberg for interviewing me on this and mentioning my new book, Junk Food Politics. #india #junkfood #health #food #industry#nutrition #policy bloomberg.com/features/2023-…

The pitfalls of ascribing moral agency to corporations. New study by Eduardo J. Gomez Nason Maani Sandro Galea describes why policy makers and civil society must remake the rules for corporations to reduce the burden of preventable harm and disease #CDOH onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

Happy to share my latest article with Sandro Galea and Nason Maani in Milbank Quarterly on politics, morals, and the commercial determinants of health; onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…