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Healthier food

Thousands of lives could be saved each year by eliminating trans fat and controlling high blood pressure in Indonesia

Trans fat elimination is feasible in any country

India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease

​Bloomberg Philanthropies invests additional $115 million in Resolve to Save Lives to continue preventing deaths from heart disease

Food taxes for healthy eating

Imperial College Business School
Imperial College report advocating broader food taxes using nutrient profile models to define tax bases, rates, or tiers aligned with nutritional quality and health impact.

​RTSL India team hosts technical consultation with cardiovascular health partners

Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing: policy brief

World Health Organization

Op-Ed: Stopping a pandemic deadlier than Covid

Video – There’s a silent killer in your food

Delayed Finalization of Sodium Targets in the US May Cost 250,000 Lives by 2031

FDA’s 4-Year delay in finalizing sodium reduction targets may cause 265,000 deaths over 14 years, study says

Over 1.4 Billion People Now Covered by Best Practice Trans Fat Elimination Policies

Countries with regulations protecting people from industrially produced trans fat tripled over the past year

Op-Ed: How to protect your heart without sacrificing taste: Eliminate trans fat from your food

Low sodium salt could save millions of lives

​LINKS Community launches Public Funds for Healthy Foods Campaign

Grants awarded to three organizations championing trans fat elimination advocacy

Global Elimination of Deadly Trans Fat Advances with Announcement of New Grant Winners

ImagineLaw champions successful healthy food procurement policy in Quezon City, Philippines

Philippines issues administrative order to eliminate industrially produced trans fats

Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, on the Philippines Department of Health’s new administrative order to eliminate industrially produced trans fats:

Third round of LINKS grants awarded to 9 winners

Resolve to Save Lives awards over $1 million in grants to improve cardiovascular health during COVID-19 pandemic

Taming the World’s Leading Killer: High Blood Pressure

New Global Sodium Benchmarks for Different Food Categories

New WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake and save lives

New research shows impact of heart disease prevention in low- and middle-income settings

​Request for Proposals Open – Trans Fat Advocacy Mini Grants

​Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden on Global Trans Fat Elimination Progress

​Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, on global progress to eliminate artificial trans fats