EU-sponsored research seeks healthier processed foods

The European Commission plans to combat many obesity and nutrition-linked lifestyle diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes and certain cancers, by reducing the content of sugar, salt or trans-fat in processed food without using additives.

Experts told EurActiv in March 2014 that EU should break the curve for diabetes as it has not only great economic consequences, but also generates social inequality.

EurActiv, 05.03.14: EU must break rising diabetes curve, experts say http://www.euractiv.com/health/eu-break-growing-diabetes-curve-news-533908

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