All Health articles – Page 135
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NewsFSA data project takes the fight to horsemeat-style food fraud
The FSA has commissioned a major ‘data mapping’ project that it hopes will help prevent another Horsegate…
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NewsAnti-sugar mood change is 'perilous'
Leading scientists have slammed claims by health groups that sugar should be treated as “the new tobacco”…
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NewsNo evidence for soaring obesity, NOF lobbyist Tam Fry admits
Campaigners who claimed the UK faced soaring obesity admitted they had “no evidence” to back up a ‘doomsday scenario’.
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NewsDH wants new Deal to tackle unhealthy food promotions
The government has given retailers and suppliers a “short window” to agree a voluntary clampdown on promoting HFSS.
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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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NewsTax high-sugar products, says Responsibility Deal chief
High-sugar products should be hit with a new tax, a senior figure behind the government’s Responsibility Deal has said.
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NewsCut safety limit for BPA in packaging by 90%, says Efsa
The EU’s food watchdog has proposed to cut the safety limit for bisphenol A – a chemical found in some plastic packaging.
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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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NewsObesity 'doomsday' claims exaggerated: UK Health Forum
A “doomsday “ scenario for obesity levels in the UK predicted by health campaigners is an exaggeration, according to the UK Health Forum.
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Analysis & FeaturesCASH 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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NewsPoundland offers £1 fitness sessions with WeightWatchers
With much of the nation embracing a post-Christmas health kick, Poundland is teaming up with WeightWatchers to offer customers £1 personal trainer sessions.
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NewsApple growers call for ‘ungagging’ on health benefits of fruit
EU rules on the health benefits that products can or cannot claim unfairly disadvantage naturally healthy foods such as fresh fruit and veg, and urgently need to be revised, the UK apple industry has said.
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Action on Sugar campaign declares war on sugary products
Health campaigners who led a campaign to cut salt levels in food have opened a new front, this time on sugar, amid growing fears that high levels in food and drink could be a cause of obesity.
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NewsTesco Healthy Living range launches: in pictures
Tesco has rolled out a major revamp of its Healthy Living range, with more than 230 products reformulated to be lower in salt, sugar or fat.
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NewsSmart Swaps campaign offers money-off vouchers on groceries
People are being encouraged to switch to diet drinks and low-fat milk in a new government-backed Change4Life TV ad campaign.
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NewsMcVitie's Digestives switch back to classic ‘dunkable’ recipe
United Biscuits is switching the recipe for its McVitie’s Digestives back to one last used four years ago, which contains more saturated fat.
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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…