On December 3, at Fiocruz Brasília, authorities, Brazilian and international researchers, and multilateral organizations will participate in the launch of The Lancet Series – Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. The event will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Center of Excellence against Hunger @WFPBrasil, from 9h to 12h (Brasilia time). The event will be attended by Rita Lobo, chef and high-level supporter of the WFP in Brazil, who will give a presentation and moderate the debates in the last panel.
On December 5, there will be another launch at the USP School of Public Health in São Paulo (in person and open to the public).
Produced by 43 authors from various countries, The Lancet Series provides robust evidence on how ultra-processed foods have restructured the world’s diet, contributing to an increase in obesity, type 2 diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease, and other health conditions.
The articles also propose a global public policy agenda based on advertising regulation, labeling, taxation, and expanding access to healthy foods.
The event in Brasilia is organized by Nupens/USP (Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health at the University of São Paulo), Fiocruz Brasília, PAHO/WHO, the WFP Center of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil, and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Check out the complete event schedule:
Event shedule
Date: December 3, 2025
Time: 9h to 12h (Brasilia time)
Location: Fiocruz Brasilia (closed event)
Online broadcast: YouTube/WFPBrasil
9h00 – Opening and welcome
Fiocruz Brasília Board of Directors
9h10 – Presentation of articles from The Lancet Series – Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health
– Carlos A. Monteiro (Nupens/USP) – Ultra-processed foods and human health: the central thesis and evidence
– Patricia Constante Jaime (Nupens/USP) – Policies to halt and reverse the growth in the production, advertising, and consumption of ultra-processed foods
– Phillip Baker (University of Sydney, Australia) – Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods
9h55 – Implications of the evidence on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the National Health Agenda
Minister of Health (to be confirmed)
– Alexandre Padilha
10h15 – SAN Actions: Pathways Based on Evidence on Ultra-Processed Foods
National Secretary of Food and Nutritional Security, Ministry of Development and Fight Against Hunger – Lilian Rahal
10h25 – Panel Discussion: “Implications for National and Regional Public Policies in the Context of Latin America”
– Cristian Morales, representative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Brazil
– Jorge Meza, representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Brazil
– Joaquin Gonzalez-Aleman, representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Brazil
– Daniel Balaban, Director and representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Brazil
– Paula Johns, Director-General of ACT Health Promotion (civil society)
Mediation: Rita Lobo, communicator, chef, and high-level supporter of the WFP Center of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil
11h30 – Questions and comments from the audience
11h50 – Closing