All Health articles – Page 143
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NewsIndustry and government agree measures on problem drinking
Drinks companies and retailers today revealed a package of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, after months of negotiation between the industry and the government.
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News700 people diagnosed with diabetes every day in the UK
More than 700 people a day are diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, according to new analysis by Diabetes UK and Tesco, which has extended its backing of the charity until the end of 2014.
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Comment & OpinionHealth facts and science not hype must be front of mind
Our health is one of, if not the, most vital and important aspect of our lives…
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Comment & OpinionSweet and sour manifesto
The rhetoric over added sugars in our diet has reached fever pitch on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Comment & OpinionMore action is needed on sugar
The SACN draft report on carbohydrates and health should be a wake-up call to the government, food industry and consumers…
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NewsAldi and The Co-op Group sign up to new DH salt pledge
Aldi and The Co-operative Group have become the first supermarkets to sign up to the latest DH targets on salt reduction…
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Category ReportFocus on Lunchbox
Schools are policing lunchboxes. Parents may be packing kids off with more fruit, but 26% admit flouting packed lunch rule…
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Analysis & FeaturesSACN and the war to crush sugar: 10 things you need to know
It’s not just fizzy drinks under fire. SACN and PHE are driving radical demands for slashing sugar across the board…
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Comment & OpinionEnergy drinks' success shows way forward for health messages
The issue of unhealthy drinks remains high on the news agenda, with sugar in particular proving a major hot potato…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's gold initiative
The intense debate surrounding sugar and artificial ingredients remains at the very top of the national media’s agenda…
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Comment & OpinionSACN sugar bombshell must be dealt with collaboratively
Rarely can a report seven years in the making have lived up to the hype…
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NewsGovernment publishes draft regulation on plain tobacco packs
Industry views are being sought on draft regulation to introduce the plain packaging of tobacco products.
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NewsCut recommended sugar intake by half, says SACN report
The government has been urged to slash the recommended intake of sugar by half in a shock report that could spark a clampdown on fizzy drinks.
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NewsNew 250-calorie cap on confectionery revealed
Food companies have announced a new cap on calories in confectionery as the sector prepares to come under the cosh in today’s announcements around the impact of sugar on obesity.
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NewsTax sugar and curb marketing of sweet products, say top scientists
Leading scientists have called on the government to launch a package of new measures to target the consumption of added-sugar soft drinks, biscuits, cakes and confectionery
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NewsSainsbury's reduces sugar content of chilled juices
Sainsbury’s has reduced the sugar content of its own-label chilled juices by 83.5 tonnes a year following success with a 30% reduced sugar cranberry juice launched last year.
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NewsCo-op to slash sugar from squashes and soft drinks
The Co-operative Food has pledged to remove almost 100 million teaspoons of sugar from its shelves by launching a ‘no added sugar’ High Juice squash range.
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NewsAction on Sugar unveils battle plan against obesity
Campaign group Action on Sugar has stepped up its rhetoric with a seven-point plan to tackle childhood obesity – including proposals for a sugar tax
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NewsJTI launches tobacco-based Ploom into UK market
Ploom – ‘a cross between an e-cigarette and a Nespresso machine’ – has been rolled out to the UK by JTI…
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NewsInnocent leaps to defence of smoothies with new sugar research
Innocent Drinks this week launched the “case for the defence” of its fruit-based no-added sugar drinks