Food industry needs to do more to tackle obesity, leading expert says
The National · 14 May 2026

Food industry needs to do more to tackle obesity, leading expert says

The food industry should take more responsibility for global obesity in the same way big tobacco has been shamed for causing millions of cancer-related deaths, a leading expert has said. Global public health policy experts presented their findings at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, and


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The food industry must be held accountable for its role in the obesity epidemic, similar to the scrutiny faced by the tobacco industry. Experts at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul emphasize the need for stronger public health policies to combat this growing crisis.


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