All Health articles – Page 151
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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
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NewsResponsibility Deal report queries drinks industry funding
Representatives of an academic body conducting a government-commissioned review of the Responsibility Deal have launched a damning attack on it.
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NewsTesco kicks off health range with meals-on-wheels service
Tesco is rolling out a restaurant-on-wheels service to support the launch of its new healthy eating range My Fit Lifestyle.
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Comment & OpinionSoft drinks work to a new agenda
We’re constantly told the world is becoming more health-orientated and fizzy drinks and salt are the big fmcg evils…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Coke is launching Coca-Cola Life
An increasingly technologically driven world has resulted in some of the biggest shifts in fmcg ever…
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Comment & OpinionAds can be force for good
Last week’s Dispatches, Tricks of the Junk Food Business (C4, 2 June), reopened the discussion on the ethics of advertising…
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NewsSoft drinks are 'low hanging fruit' says new DH report
The Department of Health (DH) has highlighted fizzy soft drinks as “low hanging fruit” in its battle to reduce the nation’s sugar intake.
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Category ReportFocus on healthcare & supplements
Diet pill sales have surged 74% since 2012 as our weight problem has worsened…
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NewsAction On Sugar renews attack on ‘shocking’ sugary drinks
Action On Sugar today launched a new attack on the “shocking” sugar content of fizzy drinks.
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Comment & OpinionCoca-Cola Life - The Taste Test
How does the new Coca-Cola Life compare to its stablemates?
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Comment & OpinionSugar - a taxing issue
The headlines on sugar are not about to go away - but is a ‘sugar tax’ really on the cards?