Decades ago, discussion of an impending global pandemic of obesity was thought of as
heresy. But in the 1970s, diets began to shift towards increased reliance upon processed …

Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

This report, the fifth in the series of WHO reports on the global tobacco epidemic, presents a
country-level examination of the epidemic and identifies countries that have applied effective …

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

Despite decreases in the cancer death rates in high-resource countries, such as the USA,
the number of cancer cases and deaths is projected to more than double worldwide over the …

The process of atherosclerosis may begin in youth and continue for decades, leading to both
nonfatal and fatal cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden …

Evidence of the causal role of marketing in the tobacco epidemic and the advent of the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control have inspired more than half the countries in …

Vulnerability, the susceptibility to harm, results from an interaction between the resources
available to individuals and communities and the life challenges they face. Vulnerability …

Background There has been a rapid rise in the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-
cigarettes) over the last decade, with growth predicted to continue. The uptake of these …

Confusion and controversy related to the potential for cannabis use to cause harm, or
alternatively to provide benefit, continues globally. This issue has grown in intensity and …