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Hypertension poorly managed in low- and middle-income countries
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Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths
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Restaurants lag in efforts to improve health of children’s menus
Despite promises by restaurants to make children’s menus healthier, an analysis of the nutritional content of more than 4,000 kids’ menu items from across the U.S. has found not much has changed, according to a study by a…
Nutritional quality of kids' menus not improving
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