All Health articles – Page 150
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Comment & Opinion
Sharp practice, dull shoppers
A few seconds and a bowlful of cookies were all it took to show how meaningless five-a-day claims are in isolation.
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NewsSainsbury's to present health label evidence
Sainsbury’s is to present evidence to the government that front-of-pack traffic light labelling leads to a dramatic consumer shift…
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NewsThe Klever cakes that claim to burn calories
Could eating indulgent Italian patisserie really help to burn calories?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Olympic food trials
With 300,000 extra people a day expected during the Olympics, hygiene inspectors are working overtime to ensure food safety is spot on.
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Comment & Opinion
Time for brands to get sweet on diabetics
Diabetes is on the rise. Almost 60% of people tested at a recent health roadshow were found to be at risk of diabetes.
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NewsFood companies 'hitting the wall' on salt
The government has been urged to scrap industry targets for salt reduction, after scientists warned they risked ruining the taste of products from bacon to Cheddar.
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NewsNo Deal: report predicts failures on salt reduction
The problems faced by companies trying to reduce levels of salt in food have been laid bare in a government report that reveals many are set to spectacularly miss their targets this year.
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NewsWaitrose drops spirits to stop 'pre-loading'
Waitrose is to stop selling 35cl bottles of branded and own label vodka and gin in its c-stores in a bid to combat so-called ‘pre-loading’.
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NewsBlossom Hill enters lower-alcohol wine
Blossom Hill is entering the lower alcohol segment with a 5.5% abv wine-based drink.
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NewsJTI takes aim at ‘flawed’ dialogue on plain packaging
Tobacco giant JTI has launched a campaign against government proposals to move tobacco into plain packaging, branding the consultation process “fundamentally flawed”.
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NewsSainsbury's removes tobacco from three Scottish superstores
First it was a c-store. Now Sainsbury’s has stopped selling cigarettes in three of its Scottish superstores…
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New broccoli 'slows down cancer growth'
A new type of broccoli that its growers claim could help slow the spread of cancer is being rolled out to the multiples…
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NewsPlain packaging for alcoholic drinks ruled out by government
The Department of Health has ruled out pursuing plans for plain packaging for alcohol…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp in smoke: can indies save cig sales?
Booker claimed the introduction of the supermarket tobacco display ban would help yield a £1bn sales boost for smaller stores this year.
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NewsProducers waiting on approval for chia seeds
Move over acai berries and wheatgrass, there’s a new superfood in town.
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NewsProposed government Nursery Milk Scheme changes could save £364m
Retailers and milk suppliers stand to lose an estimated £364m over the next 10 years if proposed changes…
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NewsSalt study 'shows reformulation efforts paying off'
Manufacturers have hailed new data on falling salt consumption in the UK as evidence that reformulation efforts…
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Comment & Opinion
How Richard Nixon made us fat
Admit it, you thought The Men Who Made Us Fat was going to be a hatchet job too.
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NewsIsn’t butter made from wheat? Youngsters stumped by food basics
Urgent action is needed to educate young people about food and farming, if a new study is to be believed.