Health insight and analysis – Page 80
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Comment & OpinionHorizon's shocking revelations about sugar and fat. Not!
Sugar v fat? A question I always answer by enjoying a Coca-Cola with my pizza, just to be on the safe side…
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Comment & OpinionDispatches doesn't let facts about sugar obscure a good story
Stop with all the sugar bashing! It’s making me eat the stuff!…
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Comment & OpinionCutting sugar won't solve obesity crisis alone
The “demonisation” of sugar as the cause of the obesity epidemic leaves a bitter taste…
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Comment & OpinionSugar hysteria is feeding new food fads
Here we go again – another bout of hysteria sweeps the media…
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Category ReportAdded sugar must be cut, kids yoghurt brands told
Fizzy drinks, cereals and confectionery are obvious whipping boys for the health lobby. But yoghurts, particularly aimed at babies and kids, are also under fire from health campaigners. You can understand why when you look at the sugar content of many kids yoghurts - low-fat and salt products that otherwise ...
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Comment & OpinionThere's more to the obesity crisis than sugar
In the past fortnight, sugar has been singled out as a lead cause of the obesity epidemic in the UK…
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Comment & OpinionNew sugar campaign spices up food politics
Sugar has long been a hot political issue. Action on Sugar, launched last week, was about its impact on public health…
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Comment & OpinionThe obesity debate breaks bad
In the obesity debate a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but not as bad as making it up…
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Analysis & FeaturesObesity in the UK: Who’s saying what?
As health bodies debate the scale of the obesity crisis facing the UK, The Grocer rounds up competing claims.
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Comment & OpinionA juicy story
The National Obesity Forum (NOF) has claimed that rising obesity rates in the UK could have been underestimated. But its report has been questioned by the UK Health Forum…
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Analysis & Features
CASH heaps pressure on suppliers with sugar switch
Sugar is being portrayed as the new demon, but is the latest campaign from NGOs based on common sense or “snake oil science”?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Horsegate is yesterday's news
One year on, Horsegate is as good as forgotten. How has public confidence been restored?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the long-term impact of Horsegate on suppliers?
Consumers may have moved on from Horsegate, but the legacy for the supply chain could be more permanent
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Comment & OpinionIt's time to make healthier food choices cheaper
The moment has arrived for tough decisions by the food industry, starting with the soft drinks sector…
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Comment & OpinionSoft drinks: Making the healthy choice the cheaper choice
It is possible to sell healthier versions of popular, mass-market foods at lower prices than standard high-sugar, high-fat, high-calorie products - and companies can make more money doing so. Here’s how.
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Analysis & FeaturesDefra Family Food 2012 reveals progress against obesity
Brits are actually consuming less but are also eating less healthily…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's behind Morrisons' restrictions on energy drinks?
Morrisons trial to restrict sales of energy drinks to under-16s isn’t even covered by Responsibility Deal. So what’s up?…
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Comment & OpinionUp in smoke
It is rare that anyone will feel sympathy for tobacco manufacturers but this week, with the announcement of a new review into plain packaging, you have to say they have fallen victim to the worst kind of politicking.Last year the government held a lengthy consultation on plain packs, receiving hundreds ...
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Analysis & FeaturesE-cigarettes: everything you ever wanted to know
Sales of e-cigs are projected to hit £338m by 2015, but the threat of regulation hangs over this fledgling industry…
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Comment & OpinionTime for a better Responsibility Deal
The recent government announcement of a sat fat reduction pledge as part of the Responsibility Deal…