The NCD Alliance has updated the policy brief Ambitious, SMART commitments to address NCDs, overweight & obesity. It illustrates how recommendations in the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Framework for Action can be translated into policy commitments.

Make the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition count for all forms of malnutrition. The brief focuses on select SMART commitments which target overweight & obesity and nutrition-related NCDs.

This study explores answers to the question: 'What effect on body mass index, obesity and diabetes can we expect from the 1-peso-per-litre tax to sugar sweetened beverages in Mexico?'

Topics included: Alcohol & Cancer Risk; Physical Activity – the Global Movement; SMART commitments to address NCDs, overweight & obesity; Tobacco Control and COP7.

This infographic summarises key messages & recommendations of our policy brief: Ambitious SMART commitments to address NCDs, overweight and obesity.

#NutritionReport: The coexistence of extreme deprivation and obesity is the real face of malnutrition.

The obesity and diabetes epidemics in Mexico are significant public health problems that impose a substantial health and economic burden on the country. A key driver of these epidemics is the high consumption of soda and other sugary drinks by Mexican children and adults.