All Health articles – Page 116
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News5-a-day would cost average family an extra £810 a year
UK families would have to spend more than half their current average annual food bill on fruit & veg to hit 5 a-day target…
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NewsAction on Sugar hits out at ‘flawed’ data on UK sugar intake
Action on Sugar (AOS) has accused experts leading the government’s planned crackdown on sugar of ignoring major flaws in the data used to draw up the proposals.
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NewsTesco teams up with Diabetes UK and BHF on obesity campaign
Tesco is joining forces with Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation in a “ground-breaking” partnership to tackle obesity.
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Comment & OpinionSweeteners part of healthy eating says Professor Jack Winkler
Put these survey findings into context. If 38% are suspicious of sweeteners, then 62% are not…
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NewsSugar crisis blamed on The Great British Bake Off
The popularity of TV show The Great British Bake Off has been blamed for contributing towards the sugar crisis…
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver's Comfort Food? More like deep down dirty food
What in God’s name has happened to Jamie Oliver? On Jamie’s Comfort Food (C4, 9pm, 1 Sept) he repented of his sins…
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NewsResponsibility Deal crunch talks held by DH minister Ellison
The government held talks with the food industry this week in a bid to breathe life into its troubled Responsibility Deal…
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Analysis & FeaturesHealthier is cheaper as low-sugar juices offer savings
Consumers choosing low-sugar drinks in the juice aisles could be cutting spending as well as sugar consumption…
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NewsSugar intake from soft drinks decreases 1.7% in four years
Figures compiled for The Grocer show a sharp decrease in the contribution soft drinks are making to sugar consumption in the UK.
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction strategy will need to include sweeteners
Action on Sugar’s confrontational stance on processed foods has laid down the gauntlet to the food and drink industry
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InterviewsJacob Fuller on why the e-cig market won't go up in smoke
Jacob Fuller, UK CEO of e-cig supplier Blu, on exploding sales, cowboy suppliers and the role of Big Tobacco…
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NewsTesco to brainstorm health strategies for web in hackathon
Tesco is set to bring together 100 web developers, marketers, designers and entrepreneurs for a 48-hour “hackathon”…
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NewsArtificial sweeteners: consumer suspicion on the rise
Consumer attitudes towards artificial sweeteners are hardening – despite the current anti-sugar campaign…
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NewsNicorette has a fit of the vapers as ad slams e-cigarettes
E-cigarette makers angered by Nicorette ‘don’t vape’ ad campaign…
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Comment & OpinionMichael Mosley's blood pressure teaches us a valuable lesson
Guess what, bacon fans? Two rashers a day will knock two years off your life, according to Should I Eat Meat?…
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NewsUSN sports nutrition products return to Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett has resolved a trading dispute with USN and is relisting the brand in a major refresh of its sports nutr…
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Comment & OpinionHow do we solve the ‘junk food’ problem? And what is it anyway?
What are the right policy tools to help people cut down on so-called ‘junk foods’?
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Comment & OpinionSweets Made Simple: not healthy, but delicious TV
Unless you reject delicious things, you risk missing out on the ultimate prize – a place in a care home!…
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Analysis & FeaturesIvory Coast chocolate makers monitor Ebola crisis
The main cocoa producing regions of West Africa have so far been unaffected by the Ebola crisis…
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NewsExcess salt consumption linked to 1.65 million deaths worldwide
Consuming more than 2 grams of salt a day is a major contributing factor to more than 1.65 million deaths from heart disease every year, new research has suggested.