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EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 15 MIN

Commercial Determinants of Health: Are Your Choices Really Yours?

from World Health Investigation Podcast · host WHI

Send us Fan MailThis week, we’re exposing the real drivers of “lifestyle diseases” - and spoiler: it’s not just your willpower. From Coca-Cola *allegedly* influencing public health conversations to baby formula companies selling anxiety to new parents, we unpack the commercial determinants of health and how corporations shape what we eat, buy, and believe is “normal”.Key sources:World Health Organization, 2023, Commercial Determinants of Health Adfree Cities, 2024, Unhealthy Food Advertising in Deprived AreasCentre for Mental Health, 2025, The Commercial Determinants of Mental HealthThe Lancet, 2023, The 2023 Lancet Series on BreastfeedingMaani, N., 2024, Alcohol and the commercial determinants of health. Presentation for Faculty of Public HealthPolitico, 2019, Coca-Cola tried to influence CDC on research and policy, new report statesSupport the showFollow us on our socials so you don’t miss anything!Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whi_podcast/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@whi_podcast?_t=8cw9TYkj5XG&_r=1Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/whi_podcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WHIpodcast LinkedIn ...

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Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re exposing the real drivers of “lifestyle diseases” - and spoiler: it’s not just your willpower. From Coca-Cola *allegedly* influencing public health conversations to baby formula companies selling anxiety to new parents, we unpack the commercial determinants of health and how corporations shape what we eat, buy, and believe is “normal”. Key sources: World Health Organization, 2023, Commercial Determinants of Health Adfree Cities, 2024, Unhealthy Food Adve...

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