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Chile Wages War On Unhealthy Foods
- The New York Times, Thursday, February 8, 2018 8 AM
The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the eating habits of 18 million people. Nutrition experts say the measures are the world’s most ambitious attempt to remake a country’s food culture, and could be a model for how to turn the tide on a global obesity epidemic.
