Stroke: Light or Mild? Hardly...

Tipping the Scales of Progress: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada releases new data and recommendations on tobacco, obesity and disease prevention

"While the Foundation has previously released statistical reports, this is the first edition that combines data and projections with policy recommendations for governments. "

Some of their more interesting recommendations:

• encourage mixed use developments that enable people to walk or bike to a variety of shops and services in their neighbourhoods.
• (tobacco control) elimination of deceptive labeling e.g., "light" and "mild"
• remove sales taxes from restaurant foods that are ‘healthy’
• remove sales taxes from ‘healthy’ food products such as single servings of bottled water, pre-packaged salads and fruit trays in retail stores