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Healthier food
Research prioritization to scale-up lower-sodium salts
Resolve to Save Lives, The George Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Healthier food options in Nigeria’s public institutions
Australian clinician group advocates for lower-sodium salts to lower high blood pressure
Ultra-processed foods in Bangladesh are full of salt—and often not saying so
Ummay Afroza, et al.
A new study shows 97% of people in Bangladesh consumed ultra-processed foods weekly, with 63% of products exceeding WHO sodium limits.
Putting Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy into action
Global Week for Action: Key actions to successfully eliminate toxic trans fat
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
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
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.
New video from Dr. Frieden: What it takes to eliminate trans fat
Effective ways to address obesity
Resolve to Save Lives
Four more countries validated by WHO for actions toward a trans fat-free world
Webinar unpacks industry’s role in removing trans fat from foods
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.
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.
Front-of-package labeling systems
Resolve to Save Lives
Only one system is proven to improve food choices: Mandatory nutrient warning labels.
Lower-sodium salt substitutes: Frequently asked questions
Resolve to Save Lives
Answers to common questions about lower-sodium salt substitutes.
Statement 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.
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
Stakeholders gather to protect Indonesians against artificial trans fat and high salt foods
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
Use of lower-sodium salt substitutes: WHO guideline
WHO recommends that adults replace regular salt with low-sodium salt