Health insight and analysis – Page 47
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Comment & OpinionLack of guidance on sodium from PHE is disappointing
Food manufacturers have been waiting for a year on guidance from PHE in regards to the use of sodium
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Comment & OpinionUnilever’s ban on children’s advertising is admirable, but will it make a difference?
The move has generated its fair share of positive PR, but there is already strict regulation around advertising to minors
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Comment & OpinionAre PHE’s new salt reduction targets doomed to fail?
PHE’s new salt targets seem impossible – not least with Brexit preparation to deal with
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit could trigger an explosive sugar labelling shake-up, here’s how
The UK can now make its own rules on nutritional labels, prompting calls for changes with explosive repercussions
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Comment & OpinionArtificial sweeteners are a safe and useful tool in fighting obesity
It is critical to tackle obesity and related diseases including diabetes
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Analysis & FeaturesAre synthetic sweeteners like aspartame more dangerous than sugar?
As health concerns mount and the WHO pens new guidance, there are plenty of questions to answer
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Comment & OpinionWill Change 4 Life get a much-needed reboot or be axed entirely?
In a bad week for cartoons, the Change 4 Life campaign has been thrown into doubt
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Comment & OpinionCulling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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Comment & OpinionAre alcoholic drinks brands crossing a line with ‘healthier’ positioning?
The past year has seen the launch of a multitude of brands that don’t make health claims, but do tout themselves as a healthier alternative
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Comment & OpinionExercise calorie labelling: another silly idea to tackle obesity
Calorie content information is helpful, but it isn’t a strong indication of whether food is healthy or not
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Comment & OpinionHard seltzers encourage underage drinking? Don’t be so dramatic
Hard seltzers are lightly flavoured, don’t contain sugar and come in grown-up packaging
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the US-UK trade talks dossier tells us about food and drink’s post-Brexit future
The 451-page dossier of official files details meetings held in both London and Washington from July 2017 to November 2018
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Comment & OpinionBrands 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 & OpinionHigh 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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Comment & OpinionLetters: 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 & OpinionGrocery 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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Analysis & FeaturesDaily 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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Comment & OpinionHarsher 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 & FeaturesIs 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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Comment & OpinionBrexit has slowed progress on food waste, obesity and the environment
Whatever the election’s outcome, Brexit is likely to continue to impede progress