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Using Noncigarette Tobacco Increases Your Risk of Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States, killing nearly 2,500 people every day.1 While smoking is a well-known driver, most risk models and health warnings focus almost exclusively on cigarettes. This overlooks a silent contributor hiding in plain sight — noncigarette tobacco. Over 8.7 million U.S. adults report using… Read More: Using Noncigarette Tobacco Increases Your Risk of Heart Disease »

In soda tax fight, experts hear echoes of tobacco battles

Amid rising rates of diabetes and obesity in the nation, Berkeley, Calif., became the first American city to institute a sugary-drink tax, generally referred to as a soda tax, in 2015. Since then a handful of jurisdictions, such as Philadelphia, Seattle, and Boulder, Colo., have passed similar measures. Other proposals have failed at the ballot… Read More: In soda tax fight, experts hear echoes of tobacco battles »

WHO study likens palm oil lobbying to tobacco and alcohol industries

GENEVA (Reuters) – The palm oil industry is deploying tactics similar to those of the alcohol and tobacco industries to influence research into the health effects of its product, a study published by the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva,… Read More: WHO study likens palm oil lobbying to tobacco and alcohol… »