All articles by Anthony Warner
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Comment & OpinionFibre health claim regulation is bizarre and shoppers suffer for it
Many dubious calcium-fortified products can make legal gut health claims while a mixed wholegrain bread cannot, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionSME food innovators need more than R&D tax credits
We need better understanding of the nature of R&D for tax purposes among smaller food companies, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about sugar is pushing out the actual science
Healthy eating is important – but it must be backed up by good-quality, well-conducted, well-communicated science, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionThe Blue Zones longevity diet is too good to be true
Countless books, documentaries, articles, diet plans, food products and lifestyle influencers have repeated the mantra that these magical zones hold the key to a better life – but the data behind them has been debunked, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionChasing food self-sufficiency is the wrong goal
The UK hasn’t been self-sufficient in food for almost 250 years and with all the benefits global trade brings, it doesn’t need to be, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionThe natural food movement could be making Britain less healthy
The obsession with natural ingredients is stopping us from fortifying food that millions of Britons need, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionWhy the debate over the future of the food system is going nowhere fast
The food system doesn’t stand a chance when different groups won’t acknowledge what the other knows, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionUK health messaging should follow the Danish example
The UK population is broadly aware of many sensible health messages, yet all are seemingly impossible to achieve, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionFibre is in vogue, but testing for it is notoriously tricky
As we attempt to get more fibre into diets, and growing numbers of fibre-related claims start to appear on-pack, it is likely the scientific testing for fibre will become a focus, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionGLP-1s will reshape food systems - but it’s all guesswork
No one wants to talk about the huge limitations in our knowledge of how GLP-1 agonists are likely to impact food choice, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about emulsifiers ignores the crucial nuance
Reporting of a trial looking at emulsifiers’ effect on Crohn’s sufferers has spread way beyond what was intended, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionSatfats harm us, oils harm the environment: what’s the solution?
New hydrogenated blends tick a lot of boxes: they are cost effective, can be made entirely from locally grown sunflower or canola, and there is no evidence that they have health harms beyond that of other saturated fats, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionWhat the UPF? Why there are so few dissenting voices on the topic
The reaction to Joe Wicks and Chris van Tulleken’s shockumentary shows how bizarre the UPF debate has become, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionIs hybrid meat the answer to plant-based decline?
In hybrid meats we potentially have products that are healthier, better value, more sustainable and more delicious, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionUPF and convenience foods are not the enemy of weight loss
It would appear that weight loss is still achievable with nutritionally balanced UPFs, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionObesity is complex. Common narratives miss the full story
We know obesity is a fiendishly complex problem yet we are suckers for a convincing story, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionAre soft-textured foods the real UPF demon?
When food is eaten quickly, it can lead to overconsumption and a host of related issues, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionObesity policies are based on fundamentally flawed ideas
At the heart of policy failure is the belief that we can, or indeed should, classify all foods as good or bad, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionNutrient profiling model must evolve to survive
We should understand and correct the flaws in our current system of profiling rather than calling for a complete ultra-processed overhaul, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionM&S single-ingredient cereal sacrifices health for image
Companies need to demonstrate trustworthiness when it comes to health claims, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation and author of The Angry Chef