Further progress may require business and public sector partnerships
Chronic diseases in low-to-middle-income countries have continued to increase. At the same time, calls for prevention have grown.1-3 The World Health Organization resolution on diet and physical activity, published in 2004, recommended several specific actions for food companies and the broader private sector.4 Among these were:
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