Governments have scaled up diabetes prevention by tackling risk factors:
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Denmark, France, Hungary, Finland, Peru and New York City have all implemented taxes on unhealthy foods (e.g. foods with a high saturated fat, salt and sugar content) post-UN Summit.
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Fiji doubled funding for NCD prevention in 2012, are increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, and aim to decrease taxes on fruits and vegetables.
- In Australia all tobacco products must now be wrapped in unattractive plain paper and covered in graphic warnings.
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