All HFSS articles – Page 50
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Scientist blasts NPM as 'crude'
A scathing report on the FSA's Nutrient Profiling Model has concluded that the system is so crude the FSA could have achieved the same ends by simply measuring calories.In a leading peer-reviewed nutritional journal published this week,...
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The battle of the bulge
Tensions simmered over in the obesity debate at this week's Westminster Diet & Health Forum. Liz Hamson reports The National Consumer Council launched a stinging attack on the Food and Drink Federation at the Westminster Diet &...
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obesity on your bike say the tories
Nanny-statism, a heavy-handed approach to food manufacturers, a lack of joined-up thinking between government departments and little or no consensus between the industry and the authorities. This is how obesity is being tackled by the Labour...
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Adventures in ad-land
Ofcom's brief on advertising to kids will come as a relief to many, say Siân Harrington and Rachel Barnes. It could have been worse. After months of prevarication, Ofcom has launched its consultation on food and drink advertising to...
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Do you think I'm stupid?
If you are to believe the messages from Ofcom and the FSA, you would think the child in this picture doesn't know the nutritional difference between an apple and a chocolate cake.Rising levels of childhood obesity have been blamed,...