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Trans fats are used in highly-processed foods such as biscuits, pastries, and fast food. Flickr/crimfants

US set to restrict trans fats, but should Australia follow?

Gary Sacks, Deakin University; Helen Trevena, University of Sydney, and Shauna Downs, University of Sydney

The increased supply and marketing of processed food high in fat, sugar and salt are recognised as the major drivers of obesity and diet-related diseases globally. As part of efforts to improve the healthiness…
NCDs are responsible for the increase in mortality and morbidity in developing countries still grappling with infectious diseases. AAP

Keeping the lid on chronic diseases needs global buy‑in

Ruth Colagiuri, University of Sydney; Anne Marie Thow, University of Sydney; Milton Lewis, University of Sydney; Phillip Baker, Australian National University, and Shauna Downs, University of Sydney

The 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control marked an all-time high in the recognition of the devastating toll of the global NCD epidemic. But much remains to…

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