Global Perspectives Archive

As the US moves to limit consumption of sweetened beverages, producers focus on overseas markets and alternative products

New Resources on Global Trade and Public Health

New Report Calls on United Kingdom to Tackle Obesity More Forcefully; Advocates Urge Action Now   We review the October 2007 British government report "Tackling Obesities: Future Choices," explore the recommendations of the Children's Food Campaign in response to the report, and finally compare the current British and U.S. debates on the role of government and industry in addressing escalating rates of obesity.

Update on Pharmaceutical Industry: New threats to Pharma’s public reputation. In this report, we highlight some recent reports that might explain the declining public perceptions of the pharmaceutical industry.

The Global Trade in Small Arms: Slow motion weapons of mass destruction?   The social, political, economic and health impact of the small arms trade, particularly on the global south.

Local, National and Global Action Against Motor Vehicle Pollution: Making healthy breathing a right   Corporations and Health Watch explores the impact of vehicle exhaust on health, examines strategies used by advocates and policy makers at the local, national and global levels to fight for clean air, and chronicles recent efforts by the auto industry to stall and weaken House and Senate attempts to raise U.S. fuel efficiency standards.

Free trade, the food industry and obesity: How changes in US- Mexico food trade contributed to an epidemic   The impact of NAFTA on health and obesity in Mexico.

Towards a Global Tobacco Control Agenda: The WHO’s Framework Convention for Tobacco Control   Global dimensions of tobacco control activism.

Two schoolgirls force GlaxoSmithKline to apologize for deceptive food advertising and to pay fine