All Health articles – Page 164
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction shouldn't get sidelined by concerns about sugar
The current sugar debate has captured the public imagination but is adding to confusion…
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Comment & OpinionLet’s get ready to rumble
With nearly three weeks of endurance eating and drinking yet to come before we all go cold turkey…
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NewsSupport grows for tax on sugary drinks
Health advisers for Mayor of London Boris Johnson have swung their weight behind calls for a tax on sugary drinks, after new figures claimed the introduction could save London boroughs alone nearly £40m in costs to the NHS.
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Comment & OpinionThe big fat problem facing food & drink manufacturers
the level of obesity in the UK over the past three decades has more than trebled…
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NewsSuppliers 'failing to take lead on obesity', survey finds
Food and drink companies are being sidelined in the debate over obesity, with a new study showing…
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NewsPizza and ready meals might get government's 5-a-day logo
The Department of Health is considering allowing thousands of products…
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Comment & OpinionObesity: Big Food should act to help solve crisis
Occasionally you encounter a contribution to a contentious topic which makes you stop and think…
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NewsOnken adds fat-free varieties to its Wholegrain yoghurt range
Onken is to extend its Wholegrain yoghurt range to include two fat-free variants…
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NewsTasty Little Numbers launches low calorie handmade cakes
Food brand Tasty Little Numbers has extended its range with a selection of 100-calorie handmade cakes…
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News'Fat Lady singing' for Responsibility Deal
A government evaluation of the Responsibility Deal has been delayed until at least 2016…
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Comment & OpinionDietary guidelines: Big Business vs Big Science
New dietary guidelines for Americans are due next year. Revised every five years, they’re outcomes of a long process…
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NewsSACN's final report on role of carbs delayed for months
An influential report expected to help set future public policy on obesity has been delayed for months…
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NewsJust 1% of Brits diets meet DH sugar and fibre targets
The Department of Health has admitted plans for a crackdown on sugar consumption and a massive increase in the nation’s fi…
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration needed in food and drink's health drive
All the talk about nudging, not nannying, in the food and drink business has made me stop and think this week…
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NewsEat Natural aims at 'active' consumers with new protein bar
Eat Natural is hoping to tap the trend for protein-enriched products with a new snack bar…
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering sugar debate does not help children
I write in response to a report on sugar (‘Action on Sugar claims a quarter of kids’ juice drinks have as much sugar as Co…
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NewsGovernment: 'Retailers need to get set for display ban'
The Department of Health has appealed to retailers to start preparing for the tobacco display ban which comes into force across the UK on 6 April next year.
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NewsAction on Sugar claims a quarter of kid's juice drinks have as much sugar as Coca-Cola
More than a quarter of fruit juices, juice drinks an smoothies aimed at children contain as much or more sugar than Coca Cola, according to a new survey by Action on Sugar.
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NewsNicoccino launches its 'revolutionary' instant nicotine hit
A Swedish business has revealed its plans to bring ‘revolutionary’ nicotine product Nicoccino to UK stores…
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NewsMore than half of Brits drink just one glass of water a day
Six in ten Brits drink just one glass of water a day, according to new research.