Taxing unhealthy fats can lead to healthier diets, new analysis shows

In a new paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food show that the Danish Saturated Fat Tax did have a positive…

Combining health and environment

Healthy food products that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner will boost the health of the Swiss population while protecting natural resources. The National Research Programme “Healthy Nutrition and Sustainable Food Production” (NRP 69) aims to identify new approaches to food production.

WFP Calls For Global Leadership To Invest In Nutrition As Rising Prices Hit Hard

As rising prices cast millions of families overnight into the ranks of the hungry, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for global leadership to invest in nutrition…

WFP Launches Emergency Operation To Support 3.5 Million Vulnerable People In DPRK

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an emergency food and nutrition operation to respond to urgent hunger needs among 3.5 million vulnerable people identified in a multi-agency food security survey that was completed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) last month…

Egypt Launches Ground-Breaking Oil Project To Boost Nutrition

Egypt has launched a major national project to protect its population from vitamin deficiencies, with production beginning this week of vitamin-enriched vegetable oil. The project is in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)…