All Health articles – Page 128
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NewsSoft drink sales tipped to slump as shoppers snub sugar
One in four consumers - and a third of 16 to 24-year-olds - are drinking fewer fizzy soft drinks than six months ago, according to new research from Mintel.
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NewsJTI to appeal ASA ruling on 'misleading' plain packs ad
Japan Tobacco International has rejected an Advertising Standards Authority ruling against one of its ads and is taking its case to the ASA’s Independent Reviewer.
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Comment & OpinionA new front in the war on obesity
Could local authorities pick up the baton from central government in the battle to get consumers eating healthier food?
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: one in four binge on chocolate sharing bags
Sharing bags? Pah. More than half of us eat confectionery from packs intended for sharing, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer
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NewsSugar campaign 'has hampered Responsibility Deal salt cuts'
The campaign against sugar has diverted resources from efforts to reduce salt in food, ministers have been told…
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NewsLondon supermarkets sign up to anti-obesity push
Supermarkets in London have agreed to take part in a clampdown on obesity, which could include layouts being changed…
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NewsSugar & salt FSA survey sees 'genuine public attitude shift'
Brits are now almost as worried about the sugar in their food as they are they are about food prices…
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NewsHeart UK food logo can now be used across EU
A product approval scheme logo developed by cholesterol charity Heart UK can now be used across the European Union. Already in use in the UK. the logo has been trademarked across the EU to inform consumers the product they are choosing can be eaten as part of a low saturated ...
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Comment & OpinionMisleading sugar messages are not in public interest
Sir: Action on Sugar member Robert Lustig seems to have failed to read SACN’s recent draft carbohydrate scientific review…
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Category ReportFocus on Functional Food
Brands are enlisting superhero ingredients to boost functional credentials. Can superfoods deliver super sales?…
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NewsSugar targets 'could damage pledges on calorie reduction'
Food and drink industry leaders have appealed to the government to reject the clamour for new sugar reduction targets…
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NewsHarmful drinking agreement watered down following backlash
This week’s deal on measures to tackle harmful drinking was watered down after a backlash by smaller retailers…
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NewsCASH to 'name and shame' over salt reduction pledges
Consensus Action on Salt and Health has threatened to “name and shame” companies who refuse to sign up to new targets…
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Comment & OpinionSugar debate must recognise personal responsibility
When the government announced a cull of quangos in 2010, one of the 192 bodies on its hit list was SACN…
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NewsIndustry and government agree measures on problem drinking
Drinks companies and retailers today revealed a package of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, after months of negotiation between the industry and the government.
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News700 people diagnosed with diabetes every day in the UK
More than 700 people a day are diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, according to new analysis by Diabetes UK and Tesco, which has extended its backing of the charity until the end of 2014.
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Comment & OpinionHealth facts and science not hype must be front of mind
Our health is one of, if not the, most vital and important aspect of our lives…
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Comment & OpinionSweet and sour manifesto
The rhetoric over added sugars in our diet has reached fever pitch on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Comment & OpinionMore action is needed on sugar
The SACN draft report on carbohydrates and health should be a wake-up call to the government, food industry and consumers…
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NewsAldi and The Co-op Group sign up to new DH salt pledge
Aldi and The Co-operative Group have become the first supermarkets to sign up to the latest DH targets on salt reduction…