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b'Peter Goodwin and Sarah Maxwell take part in the discussions held in London on the controversial role of the corporate sector in tackling the looming threat to global health of obesity around the world. They also hear how drastic economic changes in the former Soviet Union have caused an increase in mortality\\u2014largely driven by alcohol; about the unexpected down-side free trade can have in worsening health\\u2014rather than improving it\\u2014in some situations; about the health benefits to the world of the new American president, and how good national health can boost the economy just as the other way around.\\n\\nControversies in Global Health\\u2014What role should the corporate sector play in tackling the global obesity pandemic?\\nPhilip James, Director, International Obesity Task Force\\nDerek Yach, Director, Pepsico Global Health Policy\\nAndy Haines, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\\nPatti Rundall, Policy Director, Baby Milk Action, Cambridge\\n\\nDrastic Economic Changes Increase Mortality\\nMartin McKee, Director, European Centre for Health Of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.\\n\\nFree Trade Brings Health Benefits? \\u2014Think Again!\\nRichard Smith, Professor of Health System Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\\nKelley Lee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\\n\\nObama And Global Health?\\nNational Health and Wealth\\u2014Reciprocal Relationship\\nMartin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine'