All Health articles – Page 84
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News
British Heart Foundation reassures over egg health fears
Potential limitations of the research included its failure to account for “considerable changes to the US diet”, said the BEIC
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News
DH proposes pre-watershed ban on HFSS food and drink
The DH also said it plans to target products currently under the scope of the soft drinks tax
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Analysis & Features
Mental health in the workplace: does grocery need to rethink?
As awareness of mental health issues in the workplace improves, what are businesses doing to help? And how can they do it better?
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News
Government plans for HFSS ad watershed go 'against evidence'
The Advertising Association said the average child spent less than one hundredth of one per cent of the day viewing HFSS advertising
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Comment & Opinion
TfL's eggs and bacon ad ban is potentially damaging folly
Its censorship is an example of the confusion, and consequent health damage, that nutrient profiling causes, says Joanna Blythman
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News
Bubblegum-flavoured apples set to storm UK
Kid-friendly flavours could include vanilla, toffee, elderflower, blackcurrant and cinnamon
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Comment & Opinion
Salt reduction efforts won't work unless OOH sector does its bit
Salty restaurant meals will make consumers expect salty retail products, says Craig Sargeant, general manager at Mars Food UK
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Comment & Opinion
We need a clear definition of ‘junk food’ to beat child obesity
It’s clear that the current characterisation of ‘junk’ can create inconsistency and confusion
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News
Salt levels in OOH children's meals getting worse, says study
The study by Action on Salt found 37% of 351 meals surveyed had at least 2g of salt per portion
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Comment & Opinion
Palm oil saves lives - but it must be phased out in diesel
Palm oil has replaced hydrogenated fats in the western diet
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Comment & Opinion
You can’t blame grocery for following the herd on ‘health’
Grocers and suppliers need to be hip to health and cater accordingly – even if, sometimes, it seems they can’t do good for being bad
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News
UK food system is ‘rigged’ against healthy diets, says report
The Food Foundation report titled The Broken Plate is backed by campaigners including Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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News
Health experts call for minimum price on sugar
The authors propose controls on sugar production and imports through the introduction of a marketing quota
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Comment & Opinion
The Secret Lives of Slim People leaves slimmers none the wiser
What’s the big secret of slimming? Well, there isn’t one really
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News
Health campaigners accuse food industry of Brexit blackmail
Industry leaders signalled that they would suspend co-operation with the government unless the threat of a no-deal was lifted
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Comment & Opinion
There’s no room for jade eggs or pseudoscience in Goop’s Netflix show
Netflix has reportedly signed a deal to create a Goop documentary series
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News
Nestlé joins Swiss research programme into sustainable foods
Future Foods Initiative’s first research projects will focus on plant-based nutrition and ancient plant varieties
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News
M&S launches free fruit for children scheme in 20 stores
The upmarket grocer launched its Free Fruit for Children scheme last month
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Comment & Opinion
Change the focus of promotions to healthier choices
”Why not increase promotions on healthier food and drink, shifting the focus away from junk food and empowering consumers to make healthier choices?”
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News
Livestock farmers slash antibiotic use by 40%
It comes as the FSA published the third year of results from its study on AMR campylobacter