All Health articles – Page 183
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'Naturally obese' - another excuse?
I bet many food industry sceptics about obesity breathed a sigh of relief at last week's announcement that a genetic link to obesity has been found. But don't get too excited! Make no mistake, this was an important and unexpected...
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The government, too, must get off the sofa
Just six months ago the Healthy Living Social Marketing Programme was launched with a seven-point plan to halt the rise in obesity among children under 11 by 2010. It detailed a range of eye-catching initiatives, from increasing the provision...
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"We're back to pushing 5-a-day and 10 Top Tips for Mums. A £7bn problem reduced to an anorexic pamphlet"
On Tuesday, I thought the government was at last thinking along joined-up lines in the obesity debate. A bonkers study conducted at a Plymouth hospital, which suggested that the amount of exercise children undertake had nothing to do...
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Retailers say... ban won't hit tobacco sales
?I don't think the ban on smoking in public places will affect sales of tobacco because many people are addicted and the top priority in their life is to have a cigarette. Any impact will be marginal. There is an overwhelming case to simplify...
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"Like it or lump it, the government acted on behalf of the lumps. Fair enough"
Whatever you might think about the government's one-eyed approach. However you might feel about the FSA's failure to build a consensus. Whatever your views on the obvious flaws of the model itself. Something had to be done about the obesity...
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"Like it or lump it, the government acted on behalf of the lumps. Fair enough"
Whatever you might think about the government's one-eyed approach. However you might feel about the FSA's failure to build a consensus. Whatever your views on the obvious flaws of the model itself. Something had to be done about the obesity...
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Why not just get more exercise...
Government efforts to tackle obesity by singling out some foods are confusing the public, according to a Tory MP.Shadow tourism minister and former nurse Anne Milton said fat people should simply eat less and exercise more to lose...
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a healthier way to score food
Ever since the Food Standards Agency first examined the concept of a Nutrient Profiling Model to stem the obesity crisis, it has been the cause of bitter argument. Not unreasonably, the FSA considered a dozen proposals before opting for the...
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Public 'happy to forgive'
Bernard Matthews insists it is already on the road to rebuilding its shattered reputation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu…
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Shoppers see this ban for the absurd nonsense it is
As a leading food company, Dairy Crest believes strongly that we must act responsibly towards our consumers and act within Government guidelines. It is just common sense. The growth of obesity is becoming a real danger, not only to our...
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Armagnac in fat rat testing
New research suggests Armagnac can help fight obesity when drunk regularly and in moderation. Scientists at the University of Bordeaux found that when laboratory rats on a high-fat diet were given Armagnac, they didn't gain weight in the...
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When the ban fails, what next?
Anyone who thinks banning advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar will have the slightest impact on childhood obesity is likely to be in for a shock 10 years down the line when little has changed. Despite government warnings...
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Kids' food & Drinks
In light of Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthy school meals and the problem of obesity among children, IFE has introduced a new Fit For Kids section, which highlights food and drink products aimed at children.There will be plenty of...
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From fat fighting fit
The UK's biggest selling brands are undergoing an all-too quiet revolution. Embracing the need to tackle the growing obesity crisis, responding to changing consumer tastes, manufacturers (and retailers) are spending millions on changing recipes - in...
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Get a sense of proportion!
Everyone loves a scapegoat. The government and the British public are so busy blaming someone else for rising obesity they seem to have forgotten their own part in it all. Successive governments until recently have all but ignored sport as part of...
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Trans-fats: the new smoking
Sir; The mountain of recent research published on trans-fat has brought food ingredients back into focus, but yet again the food press doesn't look to the future or to the issue as a whole. The unnatural trans-fats we have become excited by are...
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Foreign focus
It's January, and boom time for suppliers of smoking cessation aids. Almost half of all smokers in the UK have made some attempt to quit smoking over the previous year, but that figure is almost certainly boosted in the new year, with the 'New...
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In Brief: Tobacco sales up; Self-checkout units; Asda local thrives
Tobacco sales up Sales of tobacco have grown 6% y-o-y in Scottish Spars despite the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces north of the border, according to Liz Aked, tobacco buyer. Self-checkout...