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Every year, bad diets kill millions of people and cost trillions of $. The world’s largest food companies say they want to be part of the solution. But behind closed doors, companies lobby governments to derail public health laws.

Our new investigative series, “Big Food vs The People,” rolling out over the next few months will lift the curtain on what’s going on behind the scenes.

In Colombia, where over half the population is overweight, diseases linked to unhealthy diets cost an estimated €1.3 billion a year. Members of Congress voted on health policies including a tax on ultra-processed foods and sodas. The industry pushed back, read on @cuestionpublica.com