Open AccessThe role of the food industry in health: lessons from tobacco?
Author(s) -
Simon Capewell,
Ffion LloydWilliams
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
british medical bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1471-8391
pISSN - 0007-1420
DOI - 10.1093/bmb/ldy002
Subject(s) - tobacco industry , food industry , public health , denial , business , environmental health , obesity , food safety , beverage industry , marketing , political science , medicine , psychology , nursing , pathology , psychoanalysis , law
In this review, we highlight poor diet as the biggest risk factor for non-communicable diseases. We examine the denial tactics used by the food industry, how they reflect the tactics previously used by the tobacco industry, and how campaigners can use this knowledge to achieve future public health successes.
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