Health insight and analysis – Page 68
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Comment & OpinionWhat people eat matters - who they eat with matters too
At Mars we aspire to identify and maximise our role in helping families cook and enjoy great meals together more often
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Analysis & FeaturesCould nutritional labelling actually boost sales of beer?
Originally the move was conceived as ‘the right thing to do’ from a CSR perspective
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Comment & OpinionBalance needed on link between processed meat and cancer
The IARC’s final report on the link between eating processed meat and cancer is to be published soon
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Comment & OpinionHealth claim ruling frustrates, but we are staying positive
We’ve just been pulled up for making an unauthorised claim on one of our cereals
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Comment & OpinionQuality Street outcry should teach brands to be creative when communicating change
With reformulation high on the agenda, more brands will require effective ways to communicate change
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Comment & OpinionAcrylamide: why the UK must take urgent regulatory action
One obvious way to reduce cancer rates would be to limit our exposure to acrylamide
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk and health: Are mixed messages damaging to dairy?
Has conflicting scientific and pseudo-scientific advice confused the consumer? And how can the dairy industry fight back?…
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Comment & OpinionWhy there’s no need to freak out about freakshakes
It’s easy enough to understand the panic, but harder to truly empathise with concerns about the sugar-stuffed breakout star
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Analysis & FeaturesIs obesity being fuelled by marketing to kids online?
Food brands stand accused of using increasingly subversive tactics on the internet to sell junk food to children
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Comment & OpinionFind strength in working together
The grocers may be glad that summer has finally appeared, bringing a boost to sales
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Analysis & FeaturesChildhood obesity strategy: what can industry expect next?
The childhood obesity strategy is out at last, but it leaves many questions unanswered. Here’s what industry can expect next
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Comment & OpinionSugar tax sets a dangerous precedent
Manufacturers and retailers have been taking action for several years to reduce sugar and calorie intake from soft drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesManuka honey: why haven't New Zealand's guidelines worked?
What needs to happen so UK consumers can be confident they are buying true-to-label products?
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Analysis & FeaturesIndustry divided as childhood obesity plan is watered down
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe says there should have been “compulsory measured targets across all nutrients”
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Comment & OpinionChildhood Obesity Plan: or COP-out for short
It is quite some achievement to have spent the best part of two years drawing up a strategy only to produce a document that leaves all sides in the debate feeling almost equally underwhelmed
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Comment & OpinionWhen it comes to health, we really should trust the experts
Rights and wrongs in politics are distinctly burry, but we shouldn’t lump expertise from highly regarded doctors in with economic forecasts or political think tanks
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Comment & OpinionTime for campaigners against Olympic junk food and booze sponsorship to get real
The tough economic climate means it’s harder than ever to make the case against sponsorship
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Comment & OpinionWhich? has picked the wrong target with its promotions complaint
If the new PM has done her research, she will know several previous attempts under the failed Responsibility Deal to tackle the thorny issue of promotions fell flat
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have to grab the vitamin D opportunity
Almost everyone should be taking a vitamin D supplement between October and March, according to new advice from PHE
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Comment & OpinionVitamin D advice needs back-up from Eatwell
For years I have taken 25mcg of vitamin D3 daily in autumn and winter, defying adamant medics