Latest health insight and analysis – Page 53
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Comment & OpinionGo low sugar. Even jam
Sir, So, kids consume half their daily sugar quota at breakfast
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Comment & OpinionWe need a united food and farming system
We have a wealth of talent that could come up with an outline for a combined ‘national food and health system’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now for the soft drinks sugar levy?
The government’s ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks looks sure to come into force but questions remain over how much it will cost…
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Comment & OpinionTreasury has offered soft drinks makers ‘wiggle room’ with levy detail delay
The Treasury has paused for breath before it reveals the full extent of the sugar tax
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Comment & OpinionThe myth of 'eat less/move more'
Portion control is based on an erroneous idea that reducing pack sizes will lead to smaller waistlines
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Comment & OpinionGut response knows best
I’m not trying to be a killjoy, but as the Christmas season starts and over-indulgence sets in on all levels of our lives
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Analysis & FeaturesWill yoghurt's health halo go to pot under 125g cap?
Spectre of range reductions and public outrage won’t deter PHE’s new focus on portion control and not just on yoghurt
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Comment & OpinionShoppers want choice as well as health in soft drinks
Stefan Fageräng of Tetra Pak reflects on the drive to cut sugar in soft drinks
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Comment & OpinionWhat people eat matters - who they eat with matters too
At Mars we aspire to identify and maximise our role in helping families cook and enjoy great meals together more often
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Comment & OpinionQuality Street outcry should teach brands to be creative when communicating change
With reformulation high on the agenda, more brands will require effective ways to communicate change
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk and health: Are mixed messages damaging to dairy?
Has conflicting scientific and pseudo-scientific advice confused the consumer? And how can the dairy industry fight back?…
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Comment & OpinionWhy there’s no need to freak out about freakshakes
It’s easy enough to understand the panic, but harder to truly empathise with concerns about the sugar-stuffed breakout star
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Analysis & FeaturesIs obesity being fuelled by marketing to kids online?
Food brands stand accused of using increasingly subversive tactics on the internet to sell junk food to children
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Comment & OpinionFind strength in working together
The grocers may be glad that summer has finally appeared, bringing a boost to sales
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Analysis & FeaturesChildhood obesity strategy: what can industry expect next?
The childhood obesity strategy is out at last, but it leaves many questions unanswered. Here’s what industry can expect next
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Comment & OpinionSugar tax sets a dangerous precedent
Manufacturers and retailers have been taking action for several years to reduce sugar and calorie intake from soft drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesIndustry divided as childhood obesity plan is watered down
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe says there should have been “compulsory measured targets across all nutrients”
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Comment & OpinionChildhood Obesity Plan: or COP-out for short
It is quite some achievement to have spent the best part of two years drawing up a strategy only to produce a document that leaves all sides in the debate feeling almost equally underwhelmed
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Brexit be a new start for food policy?
Food Foundation is already making waves with calls for tougher action on HFSS regulation, food poverty and sustainability
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Analysis & FeaturesRole of fat in Eatwell plate advice splits health lobby in two
Health lobby ‘at each other’s throats’ over new PHE Eatwell guide