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Healthier food

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Unhealthy food tax in the Philippines could save lives and money

The Lancet Public Health
A Lancet Public Health study shows a 20% tax on unhealthy foods in the Philippines could save thousands of lives and reduce healthcare costs.

Promoting Healthier Food Environments at the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition

Preparing for policy in action: Nigeria builds capacity to eliminate trans fat and protect heart health

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Potassium-enriched salt substitutes: supporting global cardiovascular and kidney health

Lancet Global Health
New data shows that potassium-enriched, lower-sodium salts don’t pose as much risk to those with chronic kidney disease as once thought. A co-written
NYC trans fat ban

Eliminating trans fat: Only your heart will know the difference

Dr. Tom Frieden explains how New York City successfully banned trans fat and became a model for eliminating this toxic food additive. 
what it takes to eliminate trans fat

New video from Dr. Frieden: What it takes to eliminate trans fat

Effective ways to address obesity

Resolve to Save Lives

OLD-Healthy food in schools

Austria, Norway, Singapore, and Oman awarded by WHO for efforts to eliminate toxic trans fat for foods.

Four more countries validated by WHO for actions toward a trans fat-free world

flyer for ATNi-RTSL webinar on trans fat elimination

Webinar unpacks industry’s role in removing trans fat from foods

Cover image for GHAI's position paper on Mandatory Sodium Reduction Targets for Processed Foods with support from Resolve to Save Lives

Position paper: Mandatory sodium reduction targets for processed foods

Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Clear, evidence-based recommendations to guide policymakers and advocates in shaping and advancing mandatory sodium reduction targets. 
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Proven ways to address obesity, improve health, increase government revenue, and reduce healthcare costs

Resolve to Save Lives
Improve public health, increase government revenue, and reduce healthcare costs by addressing obesity with these proven strategies.
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Front-of-package labeling systems

Resolve to Save Lives
Only one system is proven to improve food choices: Mandatory nutrient warning labels.
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Lower-sodium salt substitutes: Frequently asked questions

Resolve to Save Lives
Answers to common questions about lower-sodium salt substitutes.

Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, on proposed cuts to chronic disease programs in FY26 President’s Budget

Policy brief: Front-of-package warning labels give consumers the freedom to choose healthy

Global Health Advocacy Incubator & Resolve to Save Lives
Use this brief to learn how to adopt FOPL polices and implement nutrient profile models – the foundation for FOPLs that work.

9 million lives saved and counting

Resolve to Save Lives
Heart health partnerships between 2018 and 2023 will result in 9 million fewer deaths worldwide. This report details how.
Graphic reading: Pakistan is the latest country (64th) to adopt a best-practice policy to eliminate trans fat.

Pakistan protects more than 240 million people by eliminating harmful trans fat

Nigeria launches National Sodium Reduction Guideline

Guide to developing nutrition standards

Resolve to Save Lives
Specific, measurable, and enforceable global standards for public food procurement

Resolve to Save Lives at EPI | Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025

Resolve to Save Lives partners interviewed by the press in Indonesia following healthy food environment roundtable

Stakeholders gather to protect Indonesians against artificial trans fat and high salt foods

COVER: Fourth Time a Charm?—Howto Make the UN High-LevelMeeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective George Alleyne, MD; Awa Marie Coll-Seck, MD; Thomas R. Frieden, MD; Chris Tufton, DBA

Fourth time a charm?—How to make the UN high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases effective

Resolve to Save Lives
Dr. Tom Frieden and colleagues outline the interventions governments can adopt now to save lives from NCDs.

New article in JAMA calls for less rhetoric and more action before, during, and after 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases

Trans fat elimination: Maximizing lives saved through policy implementation and enforcement

Resolve to Save Lives
Resolve to Save Lives’ guidance for enforcing best-practice trans fat elimination policies.
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Use of lower-sodium salt substitutes: WHO guideline

WHO recommends that adults replace regular salt with low-sodium salt
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Webinar: using data on packaged food to drive policy change and save lives

Resolve to Save Lives
Global nutrition experts discuss how data on packaged food contents can support policy change and create healthier food environments.

Developing and implementing a trans fat elimination policy: A 7-step guide for policymakers

Resolve to Save Lives
Practical steps for countries to develop and implement best practice trans fat elimination policies
trans fat lab techs sitting at laboratory table with white lab coat and blue head cap and mask

Training lab techs to keep toxic trans fat out of Nigeria’s food

Screen shot of cover of Resolve to Save Live's infographic summarizing the World Health Organization's Guideline for the Use of Low-Sodium salt alternatives

WHO recommends lower-sodium, potassium-enriched salt in place of table salt

Resolve to Save Lives
WHO’s recommendation to use low-sodium salt, why it matters, and what it means for countries