All Health & obesity articles
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NewsHigh-sugar breakfast cereals ‘nudged’ to top shelf in supermarket anti-obesity trial
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and more launch in-store trials of ‘nudge’ obesity measures
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Comment & Opinion
Brands and policymakers should be working together on childhood nutrition
Only collaboration will lead to the action we all want to see for our little ones, says Ella’s Kitchen CEO Mark Cuddigan
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Comment & Opinion
High street hot drink sellers must shape up on sugar reduction – or face regulation
Action on Sugar’s report showed many high street coffee chains were failing to reduce sugar in their festive hot drinks
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News
Café chains slammed over amount of sugar in festive hot drinks
Action on Sugar analysed more than 200 drinks
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News
Waitrose trials DNA-based food advice service in London store
The pop-up will be in-store for an initial three-month period
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News
JW Filshill and SGF introduce kids’ fruit loyalty scheme
The scheme incentivises kids to choose fruit instead of confectionery by giving them a loyalty card
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Letters
Letters: Innovate to tackle obesity
Displaying all the nutritionals where the public can make informed decisions, whilst also innovating, must be the way forward
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Comment & Opinion
Grocery has a duty to battle obesity in pets, not just people
More than 1.7 million dog owners and one million cat owners in the past year have been told their animals are too fat
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News
FDF urges collaborative approach to food and drink issues in election manifesto
The FDF has slammed the government plans for a ban on HFSS promotions
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Analysis & Features
Daily purchases, on-the-go habits and health credentials: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to biscuits
The majority of Brits buy biscuits at least once a week. So what is tempting them to part with their cash?
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News
Chair of Action on Salt slams government for lack of action on obesity
Action on Salt last week responded to a call for evidence from the National Food Strategy
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News
Health campaigners call for fast food takeaway clampdown
Sustain said companies including McDonald’s and KFC were allocating millions of pounds to expansion plans
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Comment & Opinion
Harsher sugar taxes won’t mean a healthier Britain
The soft drinks levy has pushed manufacturers to introduce new chemicals into our diet, says Jon Shayler, COO of Erudus
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Analysis & Features
Is it time for a new approach to the obesity challenge?
An IRI report has claimed current efforts on health are ‘a long way off the mark’
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News
IGD offers food and drink companies guidance on shrinking products
IGD said its new guide was aimed at making the process of calorie reduction more consistent for companies
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News
Halo Top moves into traditional ice cream with Platinum range
Despite the addition of cream and sugar, Halo Top said the new products were still healthier than mainstream competitors
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Comment & Opinion
What Katie Price and Lauren Goodger can teach us about weight loss advertising
Both stars have come under fire from the ASA for their links with BoomBod. And the ruling on unrealistic claims has wider implications for the weight management industry
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Analysis & Features
Is a VAT shake-up the right way to fight obesity?
It has been dismissed as ‘too complicated’ but some argue ‘potty’ discrepancies over which products are taxed should be addressed
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Letters
Letter: At least the CMO is taking a stand on child obesity
”With the chief medical officer’s last hurrah she can’t be accused of not doing her job.”
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Comment & Opinion
Childhood obesity: where are the measures and checks for takeaway food?
The bus snacking ban proposal overshadowed some sensible measure to tackle obesity
