All Obesity articles – Page 49
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘sugary snack tax’ creates more questions than answers
Researchers believe a snack tax could lower the nation’s obesity levels more effectively than the soft drinks levy. But how exactly would such a tax work?
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Sep: Brexit, Snack tax, Fuller’s
Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.
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My Alternative CVGracie Tyrrell, Squirrel Sisters, on Peter Andre, cockroaches and truffle mac & cheese
‘The most rewarding part of my job is working with my sister Sophie, the other co-founder’
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Comment & OpinionThe soft drinks sugar tax has sold the industry - and consumers - a lie
Less than 25% of the projects paid out by the fund were for health and wellbeing projects
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the childhood obesity strategy turning into another omnishambles?
‘Sin taxes’ are under review., funds raised from the sugar levy have been siphoned off, while healthy eating in schools has been marginalised
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News‘No guarantee’ sugar levy money will be spent on kids’ health
Children’s health campaigners are now engaged in a battle to win the funding for future years, with no ring-fencing in place
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Aug: Ocado, Morrisons, Jamie Oliver
Ocado’s customer orders have been disrupted by another warehouse fire six months after a blaze destroyed its robot-controlled depot in Hampshire
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Comment & OpinionMore health taxes won’t help consumers - but they will damage businesses
Consumers want to have confidence in what they’re drinking, says Steve Perez, founder and chair of drinks company Global Brands
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Comment & OpinionThe Doctor’s Kitchen: an informative look at how diet affects mental health
The way our diets have changed is having huge impacts on people’s health, according to Professor Felice Jacka
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NewsAdvertising Association urges rethink on new HFSS restrictions
Recommendations contained within the government’s childhood obesity strategy include banning HFSS commercials for both TV
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NewsCampaign groups call for ‘calorie tax’ on high-fat foods
The organisations claim fat is a bigger contributor to calories in the diet than sugar
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NewsMondelez to introduce ‘100 calorie cap’ on all children’s treats
Mini Fingers and Cadbury Animals will see their calories cut ‘as early as next month’
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NewsMedia Bites 6 August: Tesco, M&S/Ocado, Takeaway.com/Just Eat
Usdaw said its Tesco members were ”shocked and dismayed”
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Comment & OpinionAspartame safety study was one of the most comprehensive ever
Regulatory authorities thoroughly and extensively assess all kinds of scientific studies
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Comment & OpinionLow-calorie sweeteners like aspartame are safe
Low-calorie sweeteners are safe and have been approved by all leading health authorities around the world for decades, writes Gavin Partington of the BSDA
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NewsShoppers back ban on HFSS promotions, finds exclusive survey
The poll comes after the government published its latest plans for a crackdown on obesity last week
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Analysis & Features‘Junk’ brands ramp up use of multibuy promotions
Multibuys accounted for almost a fifth (18.6%) of total featured space promotions in the mults in the four weeks to 13 Jul
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NewsSupermarkets are helping fuel the obesity epidemic, says report
One in five shoppers said supermarkets caused them to go “off track” when dieting according to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the new health green paper for food and drink?
New post-Brexit health labelling is just one suggestion – but will Boris Johnson have the appetite?
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Comment & OpinionTime for PM Boris Johnson to show his true colours on food policy
Johnson’s flip-flopping risks confusing an industry that’s already feeling Brexit stress