All Obesity articles
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WhitepapersHow GLP-1 drugs are reshaping the grocery basket
By 2030, one in three grocery checkouts will come from a GLP-1 household. And they’re not just eating less. They’re switching brands, buying smaller packs and reshaping the entire basket. Based on research with 9,417 UK consumers, we reveal what it means for your category.
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Analysis & FeaturesHenry Dimbleby on how to grow as appetites shrink
Former health tsar Henry Dimbleby is now ‘completely focused on the commercial’ – and believes brands must prioritise health to survive
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Comment & OpinionWhy the war on UPFs has hit an evidence-based roadblock
Will Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper crack down on ultra-processed foods? That question is very much up for debate
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Comment & OpinionRegulation can give food businesses the level playing field they need
A year on from the Health and Social Care Committee’s promise of clearer food standards, it is the delay, not the regulation itself, that is costing businesses, says Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance
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Comment & OpinionThe junk food ‘clampdown’ isn’t failing, it’s working
Campaign called the ASA’s recent rulings proof that regulation had failed, but they actually prove the opposite, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR
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Comment & OpinionThe Health Select Committee has listened to young people. Now Andy Burnham must act
Parliament has finally listened to young people on junk food marketing, now the new prime minister needs to follow through, says Alice, a campaigner at Bite Back
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Comment & OpinionThe obesity debate has a blind spot – and it’s costing lives
Amid all the debate about calories, UPFs and weight-loss drugs we are missing one key area: healthy hydration, says James Wither, chair of the Natural Source Waters Association
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Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?
Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?
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Comment & OpinionJunk food ad ban: clarity, confusion and a pizza-sized loophole
The stage is now set for an almighty clash between health campaign groups, politicians and the food industry after today’s landmark ASA rulings
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NewsUK facing ‘hydration confusion’ amid lack of awareness and promotion of healthier drink choices
More than one in six 25 to 34-year-olds believe energy drinks are a healthy choice, according to the survey
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NewsChris van Tulleken joins The Grocer Health Summit lineup
Dr Chris van Tulleken’s expertise in the increasingly contentious debate around food, health and industry makes him a fitting keynote speaker for the Health Summit
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NewsEU approves pioneering food additive for tackling obesity
Now it is approved in the EU, the scientists behind the ingredient expect the UK regulator to quickly follow suit
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Comment & OpinionWhy has the government still not delivered its energy drinks ban?
Why have minsters failed to deliver on a promise made two years ago, asks Bite Back campaigner Alice
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NewsGLP-1 use set to double following Wegovy pill approval
The number of adults using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could more than double to seven million following the approval of pill-format medication, according to PwC
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat did Asda learn from the Nesta healthy nudges trials?
Over two years Asda and Nesta conducted in-store trials to see how shoppers might switch to healthier food. Here’s the skinny.
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must not delay healthier food reforms
Delaying food health measures would be a false economy, says Beth Bradshaw, policy and advocacy lead at Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsGLP-1 side effects drive demand for skin and hair products
According to research with 497 users of the skinny jabs in the UK, US, Germany and Sweden, 79% reported side effects
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed food: history and controversy
Foods classed as UPFs are a long-standing part of modern life, making up around 60% of many people’s diets sayys Professor Sarah Berry, professor of nutritional sciences at King’s College London
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NewsWeight-loss pills granted UK regulatory approval
Wegovy tablets have been approved by the UK’s MHRA
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the 5 a day message be fixed to boost consumption?
After 23 years it’s seen as the target that ‘most people know but still fail to meet’ – so why isn’t 5 a day working, and how can it be improved?