Health insight and analysis – Page 56
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Comment & OpinionBrands and policymakers should be working together on childhood nutrition
Only collaboration will lead to the action we all want to see for our little ones, says Ella’s Kitchen CEO Mark Cuddigan
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Comment & OpinionHigh street hot drink sellers must shape up on sugar reduction – or face regulation
Action on Sugar’s report showed many high street coffee chains were failing to reduce sugar in their festive hot drinks
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Comment & OpinionLetters: Innovate to tackle obesity
Displaying all the nutritionals where the public can make informed decisions, whilst also innovating, must be the way forward
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Comment & OpinionGrocery has a duty to battle obesity in pets, not just people
More than 1.7 million dog owners and one million cat owners in the past year have been told their animals are too fat
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Analysis & FeaturesDaily purchases, on-the-go habits and health credentials: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to biscuits
The majority of Brits buy biscuits at least once a week. So what is tempting them to part with their cash?
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Comment & OpinionHarsher sugar taxes won’t mean a healthier Britain
The soft drinks levy has pushed manufacturers to introduce new chemicals into our diet, says Jon Shayler, COO of Erudus
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time for a new approach to the obesity challenge?
An IRI report has claimed current efforts on health are ‘a long way off the mark’
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Comment & OpinionBrexit has slowed progress on food waste, obesity and the environment
Whatever the election’s outcome, Brexit is likely to continue to impede progress
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Comment & OpinionWhat Katie Price and Lauren Goodger can teach us about weight loss advertising
Both stars have come under fire from the ASA for their links with BoomBod. And the ruling on unrealistic claims has wider implications for the weight management industry
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a VAT shake-up the right way to fight obesity?
It has been dismissed as ‘too complicated’ but some argue ‘potty’ discrepancies over which products are taxed should be addressed
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Comment & OpinionLetter: At least the CMO is taking a stand on child obesity
”With the chief medical officer’s last hurrah she can’t be accused of not doing her job.”
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Comment & Opinion‘Superbug’ study raises further questions about raw petfood
BARF diets risk exposing animals to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a University of Zurich study found
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Comment & OpinionChildhood obesity: where are the measures and checks for takeaway food?
The bus snacking ban proposal overshadowed some sensible measure to tackle obesity
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Comment & OpinionWe need practical solutions to childhood obesity, not nonsensical snack bans
A third of British toddlers eat chips before they try carrots for the first time
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Analysis & FeaturesWill US vaping sector woes affect the UK market?
Deaths and lung injury cases have been linked to vaping in the US. Will UK regulations protect suppliers and customers here?
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Comment & OpinionCMO report highlights the big fat divide between industry and government obesity ideas
Dame Sally Davies’s report called for plain packaging for junk food and a ban on public transport snacking
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Analysis & FeaturesSeven things you need to know about the confectionery market
Gifting and dark chocolate are on the rise, and sweets are benefiting from the ‘Boris Johnson effect’
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Comment & OpinionTime for a change on low and no-alcohol drinks labelling?
The law around how UK suppliers must describe these products is holding back the market and needs to change, argues Infinite Session CEO Chris Hannaway
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Comment & OpinionWhole fruit chocolate ticks all the right boxes, but the proof will be in the tasting
It’s sustainable and plays into the appetite for ‘healthy indulgence’. But can it be bigger than its predecessor, ruby chocolate?
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Comment & OpinionLack of progress on sugar could set ministers and health experts on collision course
PHE’s 20% reduction of sugar in key sectors by 2020 now looks impossible