Latest health insight and analysis – Page 44
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Comment & OpinionHealthy eating is more important than ever, but don’t expect an HFSS tax any time soon
Action on Sugar and Action on Salt have led renewed calls for a tax on unhealthy food and drink
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink has an opportunity to educate on the value of vitamins
Not only is providing accurate health information the right thing to do, it’s also the astute one
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Comment & OpinionLetters: There’s a pandemic on, let’s cut out the unhealthy food and drink ads
During lockdown, certain food companies have been heavily promoting unhealthy food, even to the most vulnerable members of society
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Comment & OpinionTackling obesity is more important than ever during the coronavirus crisis
Rates of obesity are double in our poorest communities, says James Toop, CEO of Bite Back 2030
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Comment & OpinionEmpowering resilience: a more proactive approach to health
Consumers are increasingly looking to target specific parts of the physical body, in order to cure the body holistically, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Comment & OpinionLetters: this crisis is no excuse for irresponsible food ads
Some companies have been pumping out advertising for food full of fat, salt and sugar
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Comment & OpinionDon’t praise unhealthy food brands using this crisis for PR stunts
Krispy Kreme shouldn’t be lauded for its stunt sending doughnuts to NHS workers, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionCould a rise in obesity be an unintended consequence of lockdown life?
Much great work by industry, campaigners and government risks being undone
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Comment & OpinionHolistic wellbeing: a more expansive consumer understanding of health
Consumers’ understanding around health is getting more expansive and sophisticated, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Comment & OpinionLack of guidance on sodium from PHE is disappointing
Food manufacturers have been waiting for a year on guidance from PHE in regards to the use of sodium
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Comment & OpinionUnilever’s ban on children’s advertising is admirable, but will it make a difference?
The move has generated its fair share of positive PR, but there is already strict regulation around advertising to minors
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Comment & OpinionAre PHE’s new salt reduction targets doomed to fail?
PHE’s new salt targets seem impossible – not least with Brexit preparation to deal with
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Comment & OpinionArtificial sweeteners are a safe and useful tool in fighting obesity
It is critical to tackle obesity and related diseases including diabetes
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Analysis & FeaturesAre synthetic sweeteners like aspartame more dangerous than sugar?
As health concerns mount and the WHO pens new guidance, there are plenty of questions to answer
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Comment & OpinionWill Change 4 Life get a much-needed reboot or be axed entirely?
In a bad week for cartoons, the Change 4 Life campaign has been thrown into doubt
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Comment & OpinionCulling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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Comment & OpinionExercise calorie labelling: another silly idea to tackle obesity
Calorie content information is helpful, but it isn’t a strong indication of whether food is healthy or not
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Comment & OpinionBrands and policymakers should be working together on childhood nutrition
Only collaboration will lead to the action we all want to see for our little ones, says Ella’s Kitchen CEO Mark Cuddigan
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Comment & OpinionHigh street hot drink sellers must shape up on sugar reduction – or face regulation
Action on Sugar’s report showed many high street coffee chains were failing to reduce sugar in their festive hot drinks
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Comment & OpinionLetters: Innovate to tackle obesity
Displaying all the nutritionals where the public can make informed decisions, whilst also innovating, must be the way forward