All Obesity articles – Page 37
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NewsFSA appoints scientist Professor Susan Jebb as new chair
Jebb will start her three-year term on 1 July
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NewsMorrisons defends record on obesity after shareholder revolt
ShareAction has written to Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson ahead of today’s AGM
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Comment & OpinionWe must change front-of-pack labelling to help consumers make healthier choices
Evidence shows Nutri-Score enables shoppers to make more informed choices, says Rachel Bradford, nutrition policy manager at Danone UK
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Comment & OpinionWhy consumer health is attracting big investment
Nestlé and Unilever are capitalising on consistently growing interest in the category, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionAs with food, obesity policy needs to be about balance
Restricting the growth of food brands won’t fix our obesity problem – we need incentives to prove healthier food is better business, says Chris Holmes, founder of Smash
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NewsUnilever joins challenger brands in signing affordable healthy food manifesto
The manifesto, led by young person’s healthy food promotions app Smash, sets out the signatories’ aim to use pricing and promotions to increase take-up of ’balanced options’
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Comment & OpinionWhy Warburtons is smart to go posh with its new cake sub-brand
Should a trial prove popular, Warburtons will use its extensive distribution network to get its new cakes on supermarket shelves across the UK
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Lunchbox & Back To School: 3 July
Will a phased or partial return to workplaces give rise to a new type of lunchbox?
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Comment & OpinionWhy is government incapable of saying ‘avoid ultra-processed food’?
A considerable body of robust scientific evidence now shows ultra-processed food is a disaster for our bodies, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsSmash: Healthy food discount app for young people launches
Participating brands include Graze, Whitworths, Ugly Drinks, This, Meatless Farm and Deliciously Ella
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Category ReportThe Holy Grail of snacks: healthier snacking category report 2021
The ultimate healthy snack is an elusive treasure. As the ban on HFSS promos looms, it’s even more sought after. Can it be found?
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NewsCampaigners abandon AGM revolt after Tesco makes new obesity pledges
ShareAction was planning to stage a revolt at next month’s Tesco annual meeting
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Category ReportThe challengers: bagged snacks category report 2021
Disruptor brands are muscling in on potato crisps with healthier ingredients. Who’s throwing the punches and making a packet?
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Comment & OpinionHow Tesco can improve the health of its peers, as well as the nation
Shareholder support for corporate action on healthier diets could translate into many more companies setting similar targets, says Paul Lindley, Ella’s Kitchen founder and chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce
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Comment & OpinionHealth policy under the new Office for Health Promotion is full of holes
How can OHP fulfil its duties to prevent obesity if the government is not committed to doing so, ask Professor Graham MacGregor and Mhairi Brown of Action on Salt and Action on Sugar
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Comment & OpinionWill the government follow Chris Whitty’s advice on obesity as it has on Covid?
That public health policy will now sit once again within the DH is a significant turning point, especially with Whitty at the helm
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Comment & OpinionWhat stance will Chris Whitty’s Office for Health Promotion take on regulation?
Whitty has previously called for a complete ban on any sports advertising by unhealthy products
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NewsOne million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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NewsObesity strategy facing major shake-up under replacement for PHE
Industry and campaign sources both suggested the new move left serious questions over the future of the industry’s voluntary reformulation programme
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NewsWarburtons backs Insane Grain in second Batch Ventures investment
Insane Grain will use the £250,000 Batch investment to scale growth, including supporting its first major supermarket listing into the Sainsbury’s Future Brands bay