29 Jul 2019 --- Tougher measures to combat the global obesity pandemic are imperative, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva. Urging the use of concrete fiscal and legal policies to promote healthier diets, da Silva made his strongest appeal yet during the 2018 World Food Prize awards ceremony. The Director-General was honored with the Nutrition Inspiration Award for his lifelong “ambition not only to reduce malnutrition but eradicate it.” The prize from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to improving global nutrition.
