Obesity agenda in Brazil, conflicts of interest and corporate activity

Author:

Burlandy Luciene1,Prado Alexandre-Weiss Veruska2,Silva Canella Daniela3,Feldenheimer da Silva Ana Carolina4,Maranha Paes de Carvalho Camila567,Rugani Ribeiro de Castro Inês8

Affiliation:

1. Graduate Program in Nutritional Science, Faculty of Nutrition and Graduate Program in Social Policy, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Reference Centre for Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security (CERESAN), Rua Mário Santos Braga 30/405 Centro Niterói CEP 24020-150, Niterói-RJ, Brazil

2. Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), CERESAN, Rua 227, Qd. 68 s/n°, Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia-GO, CEP 74605-080, Brazil

3. Department of Applied Nutrition and Graduate program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524- Pavilhão João Lyra Filho 12 andar, Bloco D - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP 20550-900, Brazil

4. Department of Social Nutrition, Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524- Pavilhão João Lyra Filho 12 andar, Bloco D - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP 20550-900, Brazil

5. Faculty of Nutrition, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Rua Mário Santos Braga 30/405 Centro Niterói CEP 24020-150, Niterói-RJ, Brazil

6. Centre of Reference on Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security (CERESAN), Rua Mário Santos Braga 30/413 Centro, Niteroi, RJ, Brasil. CEP 24020-150

7. Alliance for Tobacco Control and Health Promotion (ACT), Av N. Sa. Copacabana 330/1107, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. CEP – 22020-001

8. Department of Social Nutrition and Graduate program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524- Pavilhão João Lyra Filho 12 andar, Bloco D - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP 20550-900, Brazil

Abstract

Summary Obesity is a social and health problem of global dimensions that demands coordinated solutions from different sectors as well as intersectoral efforts to overcome it. However, policies to overcome obesity affect the interests of the commercial private sector. In Brazil, the Intersectoral Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Control (EIPCO) is the result of participative public action and integrates a set of policies in the field of food and nutrition security. Based on the premise that EIPCO expresses public interests to be protected, promoted and guaranteed by the federal government, this article aims to analyze corporate political activity (CPA) and conflict of interest (COI) situations involving the private commercial sector in the food and nutrition field in Brazil, using EIPCO as a reference. The methods include document analysis and identification of cases reported by the Brazilian civil society organizations that are part of the National Council on Food and Nutrition Security. The results highlighted the actors, actions, ideas and interests addressed by EIPCO and also indicated that EIPCO does not question the private commercial sector’s practices in regard to obesity and some of its recommended actions reflect disputes about the concept of healthy eating. All cases analyzed involved CPA to promote ultra-processed food consumption, including lobbying and funding researchers. Those practices and goals are in the opposite direction from the objectives of EIPCO to overcome obesity which indicates potential COI once these representatives of the private sector are directly influencing the governmental political process and policies.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health (social science)

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