Latest health insight and analysis – Page 7
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Analysis & FeaturesWill IGD’s role derail food strategy before it’s even started?
IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury’s role as co-secretariat to the Food Strategy Advisory Board has caused a stink. How can she get industry behind her?
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Comment & OpinionA right to food would strengthen the fragile Food Strategy
The new food strategy needs foundations that outlast ministerial shuffles – we need a right to food, says Elta Smith, chair of the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed babyfood is a public health emergency
A major new study has found 87% of baby snacks and 79% of baby cereals are ultra-processed, says Diane Threapleton, senior research fellow in nutrition at the University of Leeds
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Comment & OpinionDolly van Tulleken: here’s the real reason behind government inaction on food
There is strong public support for making Britain’s food nourishing and sustainable, but concerns block policy change, says Dr Dolly van Tulleken
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Comment & OpinionCan ‘Nike of food’ Calo’s healthy delivered meals make an impact in the UK?
Calo has raised $64m, with its offer targeting cash-rich, time-poor consumers
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Comment & OpinionWhy ‘30 plant points’ will usurp the old-fashioned 5 a day
The ‘30 plant points’ concept is a more comprehensive and meaningful way to track the variety of plants in our diets, says Caroline Hughes, marketing director at Gosh Foods
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Comment & OpinionHFSS brands must resist rewinding the clock on price promotions
Many brands fall into a trap: relying too heavily on deep discounts, competing purely on price, and ultimately entering a race to the bottom, says Lorna Hawtin, chief strategy officer at Zeal
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Comment & OpinionDigital health service Numan makes food the bad guy
Buffet Boy is an outputtingly oleaginous chap, whose outfit is comprised largely of unhealthy foods
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Comment & OpinionMicroplastics in food will be the next UPF
Microplastics have been found in every part of the planet and, increasingly, in every part of our bodies, says Laura Harnett, founder of Seep
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Comment & OpinionHow long-sighted Food Strategy can create a virtuous circle
The policy could give food and agriculture businesses the predictability they desperately need, says Henry Dimbleby, managing partner of Bramble Partners
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Trip adult soft drink ad ban means for future of functional claims
Trip’s claims landed it in hot water with the ASA. As more brands focus on mental health, what exactly are they allowed to say?
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Comment & OpinionPressured parents need help with the mealtime mental load
As we enter the school summer holidays, the pressures on parents intensify as many struggle to decide what to feed their family, says Helenor Gilmour, director of strategy at Beano Brain
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based milks don’t need to be ‘equivalent’ to dairy milk
A recent government report has led to headlines claiming plant milks are a ‘poor nutritional equivalent’ to cows milk, says Emily Angus, senior dietitian at The Vegan Society
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Comment & OpinionObesity is complex. Common narratives miss the full story
We know obesity is a fiendishly complex problem yet we are suckers for a convincing story, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionIGD on the Good Food Cycle and the future of the UK food strategy
Sarah Bradbury, chief executive at the Institute of Grocery Distribution, takes a closer look at the government’s vision for a thriving food system
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Comment & OpinionKeir kibosh of food strategy plans has Boris Johnson hallmarks
It’s clearly not easy reaching a consensus on a national food strategy, but Labour has had plenty of time
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Analysis & FeaturesThin on detail, can Defra’s food plan achieve anything?
Defra wants to improve diets, sustainability and resilience – but detail is lacking, along, it seems, with real support from No 10
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Comment & OpinionThe Food Strategy is ambitious… but we still need profits
Amid many sections on economic growth, I could not find a single reference in the Strategy to the need for the industry to make a profit, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionDoes the new Food Strategy lack real Treasury commitment?
Sources close to the process suggest a reluctance from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to give the go-ahead to the investment that will be needed to back up the strategy
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Comment & OpinionThe Good Food Cycle will build a healthier, more resilient food system
Britain’s food story is one of heritage meeting innovation, says minister for food security & rural affairs Daniel Zeichner