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From nicotine to junk food: The lawmaker shaping EU’s heart health strategy takes on industry

17-09-2026

EU PERSPECTIVES - From nicotine marketing to unhealthy food, Europe's new push to prevent heart disease is taking aim at the environment shaping people's choices. The European Parliament's lead author on the EU's heart health strategy says in an exclusive interview with EU Perspectives that individual responsibility alone is not enough.  Read more

Romana Jerković argues that prevention must go beyond individual choices and confront the commercial interests shaping what people eat, drink and consume. / Source : EP



     

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