by Marion Nestle
Dec 27 2017

Planet Fat: The New York Times series on global obesity

Since September, the New York Times has been investigating how the food industry markets its products in the developing world, and how this marketing is encouraging a rising prevalence of obesity and its health consequences. The series is called Planet Fat.   This is the complete set to date, in reverse chronological order.

If you haven’t read them, this week is a good time to catch up.  Enjoy!

One Man’s Stand Against Junk Food as Diabetes Climbs Across India

India is “sitting on a volcano” of diabetes. A father’s effort to ban junk food sales in and near schools aims to change what children eat.

By GEETA ANAND

Dec. 26, 2017

 

In Asia’s Fattest Country, Nutritionists Take Money From Food Giants

When the food industry funds nutritionists, critics say it subverts science to preserve its market.

By THOMAS FULLER, ANAHAD O’CONNOR and MATT RICHTEL

Dec. 23, 2017

 

A Nasty, Nafta-Related Surprise: Mexico’s Soaring Obesity

Few predicted when Mexico joined the free-trade deal that it would transform the country in a way that would saddle millions with diet-related illnesses.

By ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL

Dec. 11, 2017

 

She Took On Colombia’s Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.

The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship.

By ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL

Nov. 13, 2017

 

The Global Siren Call of Fast Food

For The New York Times’s West and Central Africa bureau chief, tastes of home in Dakar, Senegal, are a mixed blessing.

By DIONNE SEARCEY

Oct. 2, 2017

 

Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.

By DIONNE SEARCEY and MATT RICHTEL

Oct. 2, 2017

 

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food

As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems.

By ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL

Sept. 16, 2017

 

As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

In a series beginning today, the health and science desk explores the environment in which the obesity epidemic has come to a head.

By MOLLY BENNET

Sept. 17, 2017

 

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