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Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked with slightly higher all cause mortality, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, and dairy based desserts showing the strongest associations
Mingyang Song
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Excited to see this systematic review on the conflicts of interest and quality of commercial milk formula trials. Pretty disturbing! #COI sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The article, A proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset, is part of a special issue of the The Bulletin of the World Health Organization and reinforces its calls for radical changes in how decisions on human and planetary health and well-being are made. aliveandthrive.org/en/news/health…

Novo Nordisk has been suspended by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry for improper marketing of pharmaceutical products

Their role in events like this reduces trust in important healthcare institutions and in the healthcare and research system generally.

The uncritical response to this announcement in recent days is astounding

Where is the #PublicHealth community in calling out the #COI & #CDoH here (& trying to mitigate)? The WHO seems to be oblivious

#AtWhatCost #PublicGood #PerilsOfPartnership

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Interesting information, it would also be interesting to have an easily accessible comparison of where their respective financial portfolios are invested (ie. how they make their money that gets spent on research)

Did you know? Breastfeeding supports child health, women's rights, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. It's time we prioritize it in our policies and investments. bit.ly/Breastfeedinga… #BreastfeedingasCarbonOffset

“Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding is arguably the single most important child survival, nutrition and development intervention in early life.” - Victor Aguayo

Read our latest paper: bit.ly/Breastfeedinga… #BreastfeedingasCarbonOffset

Overall, breastfeeding should be celebrated & supported as a sustainable, local & healthy first-food system, that is vital to the food security of infants & children. We hope that our recommendations are adopted by policymakers. It's time to value what truly matters.

Commercial milk formula sales are counted in GDP, but the work of breastfeeding women—providing immense health benefits to populations and planet—is often overlooked. This is unfair and needs to change #EconomicsOfHealth #Sustainability #Breastfeeding

New The Bulletin of the World Health Organization paper out! 🔥 We call for recognition of breastfeeding in food & well-being statistics and for investments in breastfeeding to be considered a carbon offset in global financing arrangements for sustainable development.
Thread below 👇 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

🤱🏽 Midwives help women meet their breastfeeding goals, saving resources like packaging, shipping, and water.

This supports the health of mums, babies, and the planet! 🌍

#IDM2024 #MidwivesAndClimate

International Confederation of Midwives

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NEW PUBLICATION: A proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset. The Bulletin of the World Health Organization ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Human milk: A win-win-win for health, sustainability, and economics? (Smith JP, Iellamo A, Nguyen TT, et al, Field Exchange 72. 2024) aliveandthrive.org/en/resources/h…

We're recruiting 3 new associate or full professors at LSHTM. If you have expertise in health services research, behavioural science, health financing, public involvement and engagement, or social care, do consider joining us in what is a great environment
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📢 Have you secured your spot yet? Don't miss out on our upcoming webinar tackling critical issues from South Africa's health crisis to the risks of ultra-processed foods. Register now for insights and action! bit.ly/3vYRpXp