Reform the Common Agricultural Policy to promote health
Health benefits should be an explicit, legitimate outcome of CAP spending, and CAP reform offers a significant opportunity to address the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by addressing 'distortions' in relation to certain food prices and production processes which potentially increase the burden of disease. [1]
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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UK
Tackling obesity »Tackling obesity
Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework »Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework
Use taxation and subsidies to encourage healthier food choices »Use taxation and subsidies to encourage healthier food choices
Use subsidies to encourage healthier choices »Use subsidies to encourage healthier choices
Reduce existing subsidies on unhealthy food commodities and products »Reduce existing subsidies on unhealthy food commodities and products
Reform the Common Agricultural Policy to promote health
Ensure CAP spending takes account of its impact on CVD risk factors »Ensure CAP spending takes account of its impact on CVD risk factors
Include health promotion and disease reduction in CAP's public goods »Include health promotion and disease reduction in CAP's public goods
Pillar Two funds should encourage production of healthier foods »Pillar Two funds should encourage production of healthier foods
Environment and food »Environment and food
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