Latest health insight and analysis – Page 50
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sugar tax: five things you need to know
It’s all over the headlines today and has been branded everything from a health saviour to a blunt instrument
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Comment & OpinionSurviving the sugar tax requires radical honesty
The UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy, otherwise known as the sugar tax, is finally here…
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Comment & OpinionHollow sugar crystals aren't an obesity crisis panacea
This week’s reveal by Nestlé of its ‘hollow’ sugar tech merits a qualified welcome…
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Comment & OpinionDoctor's Orders: a lesson in nutrition for tomorrow's medics
You’d be forgiven for thinking we had our fill of experts espousing the link between nutrition and health
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Comment & OpinionMuffin report is hardly shocking, but there is work to do on morning goods
Action on Sugar has exclusively revealed that ’blueberry muffins are not a healthy snack option’, in case you didn’t already know?
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Comment & OpinionBe prepared for new restrictions on promotions
Food and drink retailers and manufacturers are under increasing pressure to support the fight against obesity
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Comment & OpinionYou're Doing it Wrong: a history of diet fads and fallacies
If anything, the Edwardians had the edge on our cabbage soup/paleo/alkaline madness
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Comment & OpinionUnhealthy food: time to get drastic on reformulation
Governments around the world are waking up to the time-bomb of obesity
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will supermarkets enforce the under-16 energy drinks ban?
Waitrose, Aldi, Co-op, Tesco and Morrisons plan to exercise their Challenge 25 policies, currently used for alcohol sales
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will food & drink react to PHE's calorie bombshell?
Shock and awe as government drops calories bombshell
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Comment & OpinionAs a nation, we need to diet. But will PHE's bitter pill work?
Instead of pile-it-high sell it cheap, retailers must somehow sell less, waste less and charge more
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Analysis & FeaturesEight innovative new snack bars coming to supermarkets
Snack bars are sweating it out to provide the full health and nutrition package
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Comment & OpinionFood industry faces mammoth reformulation task – but calorie focus represents a win
Already thoughts will be turning to just how companies can react to such a sweeping call for calorie reduction, even though the specific sector targets won’t be set until the middle of next year
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Comment & OpinionEating less would be a simpler way to go 'guilt-free'
Sir, There’s no disputing that the likes of Halo Top, Breyers and Oppo have found a clever niche
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Comment & Opinion‘Ultra-processed’ study could have ramifications for the vegan revolution
The meat and dairy industries need to take a more proactive stance when it comes to defending the reputation of their products, in light of these latest findings
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Comment & OpinionSweet science in Radio 4's Short History of Sugar
Sugar and guilt seem practically inseparable in the modern world
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks sugar levy webinar: meet the panellists
Our exclusive webinar on the implications of the soft drinks sugar levy goes live next Tuesday. So who will be joining The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland, on our panel of experts?
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Comment & OpinionTough to crack? With mainstream brands now on board, baobab may yet have superfood potential
2018 could yet be the year of the baobab, containing 50% fibre and a third of your vitamin C requirement in 10g, it ticks plenty of boxes on the nutritional front
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Comment & OpinionDiet Secrets & How to Lose Weight: better advice than Beyoncé
The show was full of solid expert advice and cautionary tales
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Comment & OpinionRetailers have a crucial role to play in stopping detox season becoming toxic
Clear labelling and promotion of healthier choices is a positive step. But surely the food industry can push further to make sure customers make sensible, healthy decisions?