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Pacific Island nations combat NCDs through evolving food taxation, targeting unhealthy items, balancing health goals with cultural and economic considerations. (original.newsbreak.com)
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[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

NCD: non-communicable disease, like diabetes, parkinson's, strokes, heart diseases, etc.

In case you were curious like me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-communicable_disease