All Health articles – Page 140
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NewsPlain packaging for alcoholic drinks ruled out by government
The Department of Health has ruled out pursuing plans for plain packaging for alcohol…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp in smoke: can indies save cig sales?
Booker claimed the introduction of the supermarket tobacco display ban would help yield a £1bn sales boost for smaller stores this year.
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NewsProducers waiting on approval for chia seeds
Move over acai berries and wheatgrass, there’s a new superfood in town.
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NewsProposed government Nursery Milk Scheme changes could save £364m
Retailers and milk suppliers stand to lose an estimated £364m over the next 10 years if proposed changes…
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NewsSalt study 'shows reformulation efforts paying off'
Manufacturers have hailed new data on falling salt consumption in the UK as evidence that reformulation efforts…
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Comment & Opinion
How Richard Nixon made us fat
Admit it, you thought The Men Who Made Us Fat was going to be a hatchet job too.
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NewsIsn’t butter made from wheat? Youngsters stumped by food basics
Urgent action is needed to educate young people about food and farming, if a new study is to be believed.
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NewsCash-strapped consumers playing use-by date roulette
The Food Standards Agency is urging consumers not to take shortcuts on food safety, as new research suggests cash-strapped Brits are taking an increasingly lax approach to use-by dates.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the industry's calories reduction pledges weigh up
Retailers and suppliers are certainly talking a good talk. But can they really walk five billion calories off Britain’s daily diet?
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Comment & Opinion
Is the economy shaky or flaky?
In two weeks, world governments will meet in Rio de Janeiro to discuss sustainable development…
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NewsSainsbury's quits tobacco in Scottish store
Is this the future of the modern Scottish grocery store? Sainsbury’s has stopped selling tobacco from its Local store on St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh city centre in the wake of a new tax imposed by the Scottish government, replacing the cigarette gantry with a wall of computer games.
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NewsSmaller bars tested as Mars bids to meet Deal
Fans of some of the UK’s most iconic chocolate brands could soon be chomping on bars that are more than 10% smaller…
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NewsWeightWatchers gets back into dairy spreads
Competition in healthy butters and spreads is set to intensify as WeightWatchers re-enters the fray.
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NewsFood hygiene scheme to be made mandatory
Retailers have accused government food safety experts of making a mockery of promises to slash red tape…
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NewsWheyhey ice cream for athletes rolls out
A ‘healthy’ ice cream brand that claims Olympic athletes among its users has secured its first nationwide listing.
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NewsTesco refreshes yoghurt drinks with multivitamin-led overhaul
Tesco has boosted its yoghurt drinks range with a raft of new variants, including a first-to-market multivitamin dairy drink.
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Comment & Opinion
The illusion of progress
American President Calvin Coolidge was once asked how he managed to remain healthy in a job that had…
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Comment & Opinion
We should market healthy products to kids
This year saw many of Europe’s big food and snack companies sign an enhanced ‘pledge’ to promise not…