All Health articles – Page 143
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Signs of the times rake in the dough
The introduction of the smoking ban in England last Sunday proved manna from heaven for Rainbow Safety, a manufacturer of No Smoking signs.The Wolverhampton-based company says orders have swelled from 500 a month to 8,500 as businesses...
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Ban on 10-packs 'will mean more smoking'
A ban on the sale of cigarette 10-packs - introduced in the Republic of Ireland to discourage young people from taking up smoking - will backfire, a leading tobacco company has warned. Experience abroad suggested cigarette sales would...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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Are you ready for a smoke-free world?
No-smoking signs are going up in pubs, offices and shops across the country. Adverts are appearing on TV, in newspapers and at bus and train stations. With just two weeks to go before the ban on smoking in public places comes into force in...
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The obesity crisis: when did it start?
Is it possible to tie down the origins of the UK's obesity crisis to a single date or set of circumstances - and what does the exercise teach us?Cheltenham Science Festival last week taught me a new party game: the debate over which date...
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EU plans cash support for school fruit and veg
The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme could get a multimillion pound boost from Brussels in an effort to stamp out child obesity.EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel told journalists last week she was considering spending up...
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Reduced-fat foods could put children at risk from obesity
There is growing evidence that cutting fat levels in food could create an obesity timebomb in kids, it was claimed this week.Results from a study into the diets of very young infants - presented to the EU's Childhood Obesity Programme...
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'Naturally obese' - another excuse?
I bet many food industry sceptics about obesity breathed a sigh of relief at last week's announcement that a genetic link to obesity has been found. But don't get too excited! Make no mistake, this was an important and unexpected...
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The government, too, must get off the sofa
Just six months ago the Healthy Living Social Marketing Programme was launched with a seven-point plan to halt the rise in obesity among children under 11 by 2010. It detailed a range of eye-catching initiatives, from increasing the provision...
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Retailers say... ban won't hit tobacco sales
?I don't think the ban on smoking in public places will affect sales of tobacco because many people are addicted and the top priority in their life is to have a cigarette. Any impact will be marginal. There is an overwhelming case to simplify...
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"We're back to pushing 5-a-day and 10 Top Tips for Mums. A £7bn problem reduced to an anorexic pamphlet"
On Tuesday, I thought the government was at last thinking along joined-up lines in the obesity debate. A bonkers study conducted at a Plymouth hospital, which suggested that the amount of exercise children undertake had nothing to do...
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Public 'happy to forgive'
Bernard Matthews insists it is already on the road to rebuilding its shattered reputation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu…
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a healthier way to score food
Ever since the Food Standards Agency first examined the concept of a Nutrient Profiling Model to stem the obesity crisis, it has been the cause of bitter argument. Not unreasonably, the FSA considered a dozen proposals before opting for the...
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Why not just get more exercise...
Government efforts to tackle obesity by singling out some foods are confusing the public, according to a Tory MP.Shadow tourism minister and former nurse Anne Milton said fat people should simply eat less and exercise more to lose...
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"Like it or lump it, the government acted on behalf of the lumps. Fair enough"
Whatever you might think about the government's one-eyed approach. However you might feel about the FSA's failure to build a consensus. Whatever your views on the obvious flaws of the model itself. Something had to be done about the obesity...
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"Like it or lump it, the government acted on behalf of the lumps. Fair enough"
Whatever you might think about the government's one-eyed approach. However you might feel about the FSA's failure to build a consensus. Whatever your views on the obvious flaws of the model itself. Something had to be done about the obesity...
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Kids' food & Drinks
In light of Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthy school meals and the problem of obesity among children, IFE has introduced a new Fit For Kids section, which highlights food and drink products aimed at children.There will be plenty of...
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When the ban fails, what next?
Anyone who thinks banning advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar will have the slightest impact on childhood obesity is likely to be in for a shock 10 years down the line when little has changed. Despite government warnings...