All Health articles – Page 180
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Young heed advice and eat more apples
Children and young adults are eating significantly more apples than they were a year ago, as government schemes to tackle obesity appear to be paying off. Young adults aged 17-24, who are among the lowest consumers of produce, have increased their...
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Kids have lost touch with cooking, says Balls
School pupils should be taught how to cook classic meals such as spaghetti Bolognese and shepherd’s pie to help tackle rising obesity levels, schools secretary Ed Balls said yesterday.
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Display ban won’t cut smoker levels says ACS
The expected benefits of the government’s proposed tobacco display ban have been grossly exaggerated, the Association of Convenience Stores is claiming. The government has set out health benefits worth £1.1bn based on reduced smoking prevalence...
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Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels
Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels: Convenience stores in deprived areas of England and Wales will be given help to sell more fruit and vegetables in a bid to stem the rising tide of obesity. In a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Association of ...
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What the papers said: Week of 19 July 2008
Despite rising levels of obesity, consumers think they are getting thinner, according to The Independent. Fifty-three per cent of UK citizens are overweight, a study has indicated – up from 43% in 1999. However, only 75% correctly identified...
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What the papers said
?Almost a quarter of a million smokers kicked the habit in the months before and after the introduction of the smoking ban last July, the Daily Mirror reported. The figure represents a 22% increase on the equivalent period in the...
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There's a wealth of alternative choices
Sir; Cutting down on meat and milk has been little-disputed advice in the past few years and has stimulated redoubled campaigning. Goods rated meat-free, dairy-free, and cruelty-free combine interests in tackling obesity, waste, and...
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School meals service 'set to collapse'
The government has been told to significantly increase its investment in school meals or risk losing its fight against childhood obesity.In an open letter to secretary of state for children, schools and families Ed Balls, the Food For...
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Rain and smoking ban cut Costco profits 24%
Bad weather, the smoking ban and cost pressures led to a 24.2% fall in pre-tax profit at Costco Wholesale UK, according to the latest accounts. Full-year pre-tax profit fell from £22.3m to £16.9m in the year to 2 September, 2007, on...
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Fury as FSA urges booze labels to include calories
The Food Standards Agency's plan to draw the alcohol industry into the obesity debate has been slammed by manufacturers as ridiculous and potentially damaging to the responsible drinking message. At a board meeting this week, the FSA...
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Tyrrells and Kettle premium sales boost crisps category
Strong sales for premium crisp brands such as Tyrrells and Kettle have boosted the crisps and snacks category and helped counter the impact of obesity concerns.Sales in the overall crisps, nuts and snacks market were up 5.8% to £1.5bn...
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Influencers
New entry 1 Will Cavendish director of health and wellbeing, dept of Health The food and drink industry has taken the rap for the obesity epidemic plaguing this country. Now Cavendish is promising a more holistic approach....
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Forget more rules on food ads, we're babied enough
Placing even more restrictions on food marketing won't tackle childhood obesity. Getting children to exercise regularly might thoughI am opposed to advertising restrictions, be they designed to limit exposure to food products or any...
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Changing the menu
Now that Yo! Sushi has become the first restaurant to adopt traffic-light labelling, the FSA is hoping other restaurants will follow suit. The FSA's line of argument is that if the nation really wants to address the obesity agenda, it is...
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The war on smoking: is this a step too far?
First it was an advertising blackout. Then smoking in public places was banned and the legal age to buy tobacco was raised from 16 to 18. And from October 2008, graphic health warnings featuring explicit and disturbing images of cancerous lungs...
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What the papers said - 29th March 2008
Banning cigarette displays in shops to discourage people from smoking could backfire by glamourising tobacco among the young, the Daily Mail said. The Federation of Small Businesses described the proposals to force tobacco under the counter and...
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'Dawn will stub us out'
Government proposals to force cigarettes under the counter will have little effect on underage smoking and force retailers out of business.That was the message emerging from manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. Legal team and...
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We ask... How has the smoking ban affected sales?
Reviewing margins Cash & carry operator ? After the ban came in, the initial falls were as predicted. However, suppliers had also predicted a relatively quick recovery, which has not yet materialised. As such, we have asked...
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How has the smoking ban affected sales? - Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalers Wholesalers have been left frustrated by a lack of support from big tobacco suppliers following a larger-than-predicted fall in sales after the introduction of the ban on smoking in public places across the UK. Two...
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Reader survey - tobacco sales
Wholesalers have been left frustrated by a lack of support from big tobacco suppliers following a larger-than-predicted fall in sales after the introduction of the ban on smoking in public places across the UK.Two thirds of the wholesalers...