All Health articles – Page 145
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Comment & OpinionFood poverty alarm call
Last week, 170 public health doctors and specialists wrote an open letter on food poverty to the PM…
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NewsBooze industry eliminates 253 million units of alcohol from shelves
Retailers and drinks suppliers removed 253 million units of alcohol from the shelves in the first year of the industry’s flagship alcohol reduction pledge.
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NewsCan WeightWatchers make pouch food acceptable for adults?
Nature’s Finest hopes to convince adults to eat from babyfood-style pouches with a launch under the WeightWatchers brand…
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NewsJuiceBurst slashes sugar with Skinny
Drinks supplier JuiceBurst is extending its line-up with 99-calorie-per-bottle JuiceBurst Skinny…
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Comment & OpinionHelp shoppers decode confusing health claims
Back in 2001, a Food Advisory Committee report highlighted the confusion over food labelling…
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NewsOrganix in No Junk campaign as 'mums don't trust industry'
Fewer than one in 10 mothers trust the food and drink industry to make products that are good for their children…
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Comment & OpinionThe food industry must take more responsibility for kids' diets
This September, one in five children starting primary school in the UK will be officially overweight or obese…
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NewsSprite sales suffer slump following reduction in sugar
Sales of Sprite have nosedived since its sugar content was cut by a third, exclusive analysis by The Grocer has revealed…
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Comment & OpinionA changing mindset
The scourge of binge drinking facing the nation may be less of a crisis than the government and health campaigners had led us to believe.
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NewsRising alcohol prices credited for fall in serious violence
Rising alcohol prices have been credited with causing a sharp drop in the number of people injured in serious violence across England and Wales.
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NewsGoodness Gang back at East of England Co-op
Max Mushroom and Alex Apple made a public appearance at East of England Co-op in Felixstowe…
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NewsDH abandons plans to restrict HFSS food promotions
The government has dropped plans for a clampdown on the promotion of products high in fat, salt or sugar in stores…
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NewsHybrid labelling scheme wins over second wave of suppliers
The government has revealed that a second wave of suppliers have agreed to sign up to its new hybrid front-of-pack labelli…
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NewsDairy UK and raw milk advocates square up at FSA meeting
Dairy UK has clashed with raw milk advocates over the risk posed by unpasteurised milk…
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Comment & OpinionThere's too much alarm over sugar and sweeteners
The launch of health campaign group Action on Sugar in January sparked a debate around sugars in the diet…
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NewsSugar war professor Robert Lustig plans UK lecture tour
The US professor credited with launching the war on sugar has announced a UK lecture tour…
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Comment & OpinionIs there a sweet solution to the sugar problem?
The sugar lobby has lost its war to keep a lid on the health risks posed by its product…
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose juice shake-up is a sign of the times
Almost overnight, fruit juice has become public health enemy number one…
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Comment & OpinionChantler review takes us back to the start
Where does the government’s tobacco policy stand after yesterday’s Chantler review into plain packs?
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NewsGovernment to press ahead with plain tobacco packs
The government is “currently minded” to introduce legislation for standardised tobacco packs, health minister Jane Ellison told the House of Commons this morning.