All Obesity articles – Page 26
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Comment & OpinionHenry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy has just been given a new lease of life
New Food Data Transparency Partnership will set the agenda for the next decade
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NewsFood data body to mandate transparency on HFSS, Scope 3 and animal welfare
The body has been given a five-year remit to draw up common metrics to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the sector and society
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Keir Starmer’s charm offensive woo big business?
Keir Starmer and his team are on a charm offensive to woo big business. Now with many boardrooms signed up, there is a rising clamour for policy
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NewsMedia Bites 3 February: Amazon, Avara Foods, Bank of England
The latest Amazon results and the latest interest rates hikes by the Bank of England make headlines this morning
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NewsNHS health app slammed for recommending biscuits, chocolates and crisps
The Good Choice badge was supposed to be used to highlight foods that are in line with the government’s current dietary recommendations
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News‘First proof’ sugar tax has helped tackle obesity, claim researchers
The introduction of the tax in 2018 was associated with an 8% reduction in obesity among 10 and 11-year-old girls
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Comment & OpinionWill Susan Jebb’s cake-demonising comments sway opinion on public health policy?
Jebb’s comments don’t stop at cake. She also blasts the government u-turn on junk food advertising, accusing the food and advertising industry of overseeing a “complete market failure” that marginalised healthy products
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Comment & OpinionWhy challenger brands are vital to achieving government health goals
A growing group of challenger brands are looking to displace less healthy household favourites from supermarket shelves – and it’s working, says Louis Bedwell, MD at Mission Ventures
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NewsTesco and Morrisons breach HFSS ban with Christmas promotions
The Grocer has seen pictures of two Tesco stores, in Reading and Richmond, and a Morrisons supermarket, also in Reading, appearing to flout the regulations
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2022: Drinks dodge challenges to maintain fizz
The cost of living crisis has seen many categories fall flat this year – but fizzy drinks is not one of them
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NewsTesco leads call for government action on obesity after junk food ads backtrack
Bite Back 2030, a youth-led movement working to improve child health in the UK, described the backtrack as a “bitter blow” for young people
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction in the UK is failing. We need mandatory reformulation
It’s clear we are overdue a rethink in how we improve the nutritional quality of food in the UK, says Holly Gabriel, campaign lead for consumer health at ShareAction
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time for government to stop backtracking on health and form a strategy
The proposals for a 9pm watershed and a ban on HFSS advertising online have been shunted back until October 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now for sugar reduction after epic fail on targets?
A new report quietly snuck out by government shows sugar levels are rising. Campaigners want mandatory measures and more levies
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NewsJunk food ad ban delayed until after next general election
It is understood ministers will lay regulations in parliament this week that will put the start date back until October 2025
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NewsSugar reduction strategy stats underline failure, as campaigners call for new taxes
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities today released the final report on the programme, more than a year later than promised
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Comment & OpinionSunak’s pandemic-led obesity mission suggests more change in public health policy
Campaign groups have seized on today’s announcement as a sign ministers could be about to row back further on health interventions
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NewsSunak announces health ‘mission’ to fight £6.1bn obesity crisis
The prime minister is to meet with business leaders and NHS bosses in a bid to come up with a new strategy for tackling obesity
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Comment & OpinionArtificial flavourings are linked to obesity. They have no place in ‘artisan’ brands
A new study suggests added flavourings are potential contributors to the obesity epidemic, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionBabyfood aisles won’t be safe for children until sugar levels are cut
There is an urgent need to incentivise the food industry to reduce sugar, says Zoe Davies, nutritionist at Action on Sugar