01/01/2018 The Guardian
When Mexico signed a free trade agreement with the US and Canada in 1994, it triggered the insidious rise of obesity and malnutrition. At a stroke, Mexico became a tariff-free dumping ground for soft drinks and junk food imported from the US. Today, almost a quarter of a century on, the country has the world’s second highest obesity rate and a growing child malnutrition crisis.
Mexico Institute 