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Thursday, June 13, 2024

What happened to obesity after Chile slew Tony the Tiger?

 

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile slays Tony the Tiger.” So read the headline of a front-page story in The New York Times in 2018 on a dramatic step Chile was taking to fight obesity. With some of the highest obesity levels in South America, the country had begun enforcing strict regulations on Frosted Flakes and other foods that exceeded set thresholds for sugar, calories, salt, or saturated fat in 2016.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/13/tony-the-tiger-chile-obesity/

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