Track 09 of 9
Policy, Environment & Prevention
Food environment, built environment and population-level policy.
Population-level prevention has gained renewed urgency as ultra-processed foods now supply over half of US caloric intake. The track will review evidence on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes (Mexico, Philadelphia, UK soft drinks levy), front-of-package warning labels, ultra-processed food classification (NOVA) and the recent NIH metabolic ward studies, restrictions on child-directed marketing, and built-environment interventions including walkability and food-desert remediation. Sessions will also address the FDA Healthy claim, USDA dietary guidelines, school-food standards, and the political economy of obesity prevention in low- and middle-income countries.
Focus areas
- Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Mexico, UK, Philadelphia outcomes
- Ultra-processed foods, NOVA classification and NIH ward studies
- Front-of-package warning labels and FDA Healthy claim
- Restrictions on child-directed food marketing
- Built environment: walkability, food access, transit
- School food standards and USDA dietary guidelines
- Obesity prevention in low- and middle-income countries