All Obesity articles – Page 50
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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
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NewsMondelez unveils Cadbury Dairy Milk 30% Less Sugar
The launch of follows three years’ development using soluble maize fibre for sweetness
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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NewsObesity crackdown plan slammed as ‘needless distraction’
The document, called Advancing our Health: prevention in the 2020s, incorporates the Obesity Plan Mark 3
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NewsEnvironment groups call for variable deposit return scheme fees
Environmental lobby group A Plastic Planet has joined forces with health experts to call for a variable fee
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NewsMedia Bites 17 July: AG Barr, Farming, Wholefoods
AG Barr shares collapsed 28% to 623p after the Irn-Bru maker blamed a lack of Scottish sunshine for an expected 10% fall in sales.
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Comment & OpinionOur food system must change, but there’s only so much it can do
Politicians and economists have as much work to do as supermarkets and farmers
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Analysis & FeaturesWill ‘trailblazing’ food sector review succeed where others failed?
Henry Dimbleby’s review has a broad remit. But will it survive Brexit, and the passage of time?
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Comment & OpinionTake Boris Johnson’s anti-nanny state stance with a pinch of salt
As Mayor of London, Johnson’s stance on sugar regulation was decidedly different
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s latest food sector review may be Gove’s last chance to deliver
Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’