Anna B. Gilmore

May 30, 2024 | thelancet.com | Anna B. Gilmore

Tobacco, ultra-processed food, alcohol, and air pollution from fossil fuels cause at least 19 million deaths each year—a third of global deaths and over 40% of non-communicable disease (NCD) deaths.This represents only a fraction of all commercially driven health harms, underlining the importance of addressing the commercial determinants of health (CDOH)—“the systems, practices, and pathways through which commercial actors drive health and equity”.

Apr 29, 2024 | msn.com | Anna B. Gilmore

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Apr 29, 2024 | euronews.com | Anna B. Gilmore

By Anna Gilmore It is impossible to ignore the evidence of the harm caused by big oil and gas companies. Turning to them to decrease dependency on fossil fuels is like asking the tobacco industry for advice on how to stop smoking, Anna Gilmore writes. For decades, the tobacco industry misused science to hide the harms of its products and create confusion about the interventions needed to reduce that harm; it lobbied to avoid regulation and shape policies in its favour.

Dec 12, 2023 | bmj.com | Greg Hartwell |Anna B. Gilmore |Martin McKee

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Mar 23, 2023 | thelancet.com | Anna B. Gilmore |Alice Fabbri |Fran Baum |Adam Bertscher

Summary Although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society there is growing evidence that the products and practices of some commercial actors—notably the largest transnational corporations—are responsible for escalating rates of avoidable ill health, planetary damage, and social and health inequity; these problems are increasingly referred to as the commercial determinants of health.