Co-authored by: Mallika Janakiraman, VP Health and Wellness, PepsiCo International and Ellen Exum, Program Director, Wellness & Prevention, PepsiCo

Sunday, September 26^th, marked the 10^th anniversary of the observance of World Heart Day (WHD),a time each year to teach people around the globe about heart disease and stroke. Together as cardiovascular diseases, heart disease and stroke are the world's leading cause of death, claiming 17.1 million lives each year. World Heart Day is also a time to assess the progress made and the challenges that persist in the prevention and control of heart disease and stroke. Read more

(Beijing, China, June 17, 2010) The latest scientific research into cardiovascular disease and the role the food industry can play in promoting heart health is the focus of a symposium series that the Quaker Oats Company and PepsiCo are hosting at the World Congress of Cardiology 2010 in Beijing on June 16-19.  Quaker is a division of PepsiCo. This is the first time the World Heart Federation is holding the WCC in China, working in partnership with the Chinese Society of Cardiology and the Chinese Medical Association.  A recent article in a journal of the American Heart Association points to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as an urgent global public health problem that claimed more than 17 million lives in 2004. More then 230 million Chinese have some form of CVD, resulting in an annual toll of 2 million heart attacks, 7 million strokes, and 3 million deaths. The... Read more