Health insight and analysis – Page 62
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Comment & OpinionAll-you-can-eat fries, sir? McDonald’s of the Future turns ‘unhealthiness’ into sassy marketing
Amid all the public pressure and handwringing over the state of the public’s waistline, there’s room for a counterintuitive manoeuvre
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Analysis & FeaturesSimplyfresh Aberdeen: a fresh take on hospital retail
Retail outlets in Scottish hospitals will soon have to adhere to strict rules on stocking healthy foods
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Comment & OpinionMars will drive change in obesity battle
The debate on how to tackle obesity has seen sharpening fault lines in recent years
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Comment & OpinionRunning out of ideas? Diet advice gets even more confusing
Can you outrun a bad diet or not? Even the experts can’t seem to be able to make up their minds
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Comment & OpinionDairy advice from government is a public health menace
Our government’s failure to promote dairy is a menace to public health
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Comment & OpinionWe all have a hand in encouraging healthy eating
‘Who is responsible for healthy eating?’ That’s the question I’ll be debating at Food & Drink Expo on 18 April 2016
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Comment & OpinionBritish dairy really could go down the drain if public heeds PHE advice
It’s a rude slap in the face for the dairy sector
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Comment & OpinionBombshell sugar tax does not bode well for joined-up obesity strategy
Number 11 has certainly taken the industry by surprise
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Comment & OpinionIt's time to stand up for juice
Sugar is being treated as public enemy number one, and the juice category is feeling the impact
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Comment & OpinionLessons from Brazil's crusade against processed food
I’m not recommending another bikini body diet, but the latest Brazilian Ministry of Health’s dietary guidelines
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Comment & OpinionPublic Health England’s patronising One You campaign is a switch-off
PHE’s new campaign is patronising, over-complicated and, sadly, likely to be forgotten in six months
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Comment & OpinionVaping on prescription sets extraordinary precedent
The rise and development of the ‘vaping’ market is surely one that will be studied frequently at business schools
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Analysis & FeaturesCan allergy label ‘mess’ be made free from confusion?
A new template for ‘may contain’ labels is due out later this year
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Comment & OpinionSugar Smart means sugar confusion
Not all sugars are equal. Consumers know an orange isn’t the same as a Jaffa cake
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Comment & OpinionWe need alternatives to sugary snacks not taxes
“Sugar is cheap, tasty and addictive, which is why so many companies cram it into their products”
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Comment & OpinionChewing over the question of gum in the classroom
Wrigley vs. the teaching profession: has it really gum to this?
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Comment & OpinionHas Tesco hit on a new solution in the war on sugar?
The Sugarwise certification scheme is billed as sugar’s equivalent of the Fairtrade marque
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Comment & OpinionGood fruit and veg driven out of the country
Having worked in produce for 20 years, I have seen how the grocers have driven value out of this sector
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar tax back on the table in PM's Childhood Obesity Strategy
David Cameron’s childhood obesity strategy will include plans for a sugar tax
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Comment & OpinionWe need education on sugar, not a tax
Tax is deeply addictive – without it government has to borrow