内容摘要：BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s central bank chief, who is a member of the

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s central bank chief, who is a member of the

" by targeting ultra-processed foods toUnder Mexico’s new order, schools must phase out any food and beverage displaying

marking it as high in salt, sugar, calories and fat. Mexico implemented thatEnforced from Monday morning, the start of the school week, the junk food ban also requires schools to serve more nutritious alternatives to junk food, like bean tacos, and offer plain drinking water.A child snacks on a frozen dessert at Chapultepec park in Mexico City, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A child snacks on a frozen dessert at Chapultepec park in Mexico City, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)“It is much better to eat a bean taco than a bag of potato chips,” said

, who has championed the ban.

Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, according to UNICEF, which classifies the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic as an emergency. Sugary drinks and highly processed foods account for 40% of the total calories that children consume in a day, the agency reports.Back in April, the 54-year-old Pisano told The Associated Press that she knew the pig kidney might not work but “I just took a chance. And you know, worst case scenario, if it didn’t work for me, it might have worked for someone else.”

Pisano was the second patient ever to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig. The first,received his transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital and died in early May, nearly two months later. His doctor has said he died of preexisting heart disease, not as a result of the transplant.

More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant waiting list, most who need a kidney, and thousands die waiting. Several biotech companies are genetically modifying pigs so their organs are more humanlike, less likely to be destroyed by people’s immune systems.In addition to the two pig kidney experiments, the University of Maryland also transplanted pig hearts into two men who were out of other options; both died within months.