NICE has nailed its colours to the mast on the matter of reducing trans-fats in foods, in new guidance on prevention of cardiovascular disease. The guidelines also push for a more rigorous approach to food labelling, using the traffic light system, a policy recently rejected by the European Parliament. An article in the Journal of Public Health surveys attitudes to and use of food labelling systems in Europe. Looking at inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality, a team from Australia has published some work on the association between CVD mortality and educational achievement and considering how far this can be explained by known risk factors, such as smoking and being overweight.
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