Health insight and analysis – Page 60
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Comment & OpinionLoopholes in HFSS ad rules must be closed
We welcome recent rulings by the ASA on McDonald’s and Burger King adverts outside primary schools
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction is non-negotiable. Children's health is at stake
There can be no excuses for a lack of progress on improving diet from government or retailers, says Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England
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Comment & OpinionThe ASA Kellogg’s ruling is a win for low-sugar reformulations
The ASA has reversed its decision to ban a Coco Pops Granola ad that had been seen on children’s TV
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat this new Tesco herbal tea tells us about the 'food and mood' trend
The launch has caught the attention of industry experts, who see it as an important milestone in the development of functional food and drink in the UK
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Comment & OpinionVegans hyped up the 'meat tax' – what happened to critical thinking?
Coverage of the proposed ‘meat tax’ has hit a new low of intellectual dishonesty, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionCosta’s coffee clampdown on kids raises more questions than it answers
Not everyone’s on board with Costa’s decision to reserve the right to refuse coffee to youngsters
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Comment & OpinionWe must address the serious nutrition deficit in our diets
Both the UK food industry and government must take ‘hidden hunger’ seriously, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & OpinionPret must rebuild trust but Smith hire marks decisive action
The sandwich chain seems to have finally woken up to its responsibilities
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Comment & OpinionDéjà vu? Unrealistic targets in the UK fight on obesity
No less than 145 voluntary targets looming over different sectors hark back to the Responsibility Deal
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Comment & OpinionHard evidence is much needed in energy drinks policy
A new report found little evidence energy drinks are more damaging to normal children than tea, coffee or cola
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Comment & OpinionMeat alternatives must shed the salt or shed their ‘health halo’
It didn’t come as a huge surprise to find out some ‘meat alternatives’ aren’t quite as healthy as they’d like to make out
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Analysis & FeaturesWar on obesity: is food and drink being swamped by targets?
Patience is wearing thin with a ‘tsunami’ of government plans
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Analysis & FeaturesHow serious is food and drink's allergy problem?
As Pret a Manger is linked to a second allergy death, can it get itself off the hook by blaming a supplier? And what are the wider implications?
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Comment & OpinionBeware food safety risks when cutting salt, sugar and plastics
Salt and sugar have been used as food preservatives for hundreds of years and there are microbiological risks of reducing them in food, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Analysis & FeaturesPlain stupid: kids' yoghurts unfairly treated over sugar?
Under proposed changes yoghurts could be classed as ‘junk food’
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Category ReportThe halo effect: chocolate category report 2018
Ethical chocolate is suddenly all the rage. But can virtuous brands convince consumers their wares are worth a premium?
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Comment & OpinionAllergy death shows labelling legislation is falling short
More must be done to protect people suffering with severe food allergies when they eat out
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Comment & OpinionTom Watson's weight loss proves official healthy diet advice is useless
The deputy Labour leader’s success with the Pioppi diet shows the government’s Eatwell plate has come to the end of the road, says Joanna Blythman
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Jamie Oliver's Tesco role any more than an ad coup?
It may seem a bitter medicine to some but Dave Lewis thinks an Oliver-backed health initiative is preferable to DH intervention
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver’s Tesco deal is a curate’s egg
It’s not about the moolah. He’s not the new face of Tesco. It’s not even an ad campaign. So what exactly is this tieup?