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 Advertising in Deprived Areas
Centre for Mental Health, 2025, The Commercial Determinants of Mental Health
The Lancet, 2023, The 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding
Maani, N., 2024, Alcohol and the commercial determinants of health. Presentation for Faculty of Public Health
Politico, 2019, Coca-Cola tried to influence CDC on research and policy, new report states
