Tag: obesity

Clean plate expectations: Survey reveals over a third of parents make their children finish meals

The British Nutrition Foundation is helping parents wise up to their children's…

Charlee Singleton

Recipe for change: New Viridian campaign helps nation to kick the sugar habit

Ethical vitamin company Viridian Nutrition has unveiled its new One Week No…

Charlee Singleton

Fructose – the truth about how this fruit sugar is driving dementia, diabetes and brain fog

The fruit sugar ‘fructose’ isn’t generally considered a food that’s best avoided.…

Patrick Holford

Lords Committee urges Government to tackle broken food system and obesity crisis

The House of Lords Food, Diet, and Obesity Committee has released a…

Charlee Singleton

Nutritional training ‘imperative’ for future doctors

A new undergraduate nutrition curriculum has been designed to enable future doctors…

Rosie Greenaway

Slimline tonic

There’s a new dawn beckoning in the slimming and detox category, writes…

Denise Barrett

Plant-based diet hailed as ‘cost-effective’ by Soil Association CEO

Channel 4 news has interviewed Helen Browning, CEO of the SA, about…

Rosie Greenaway

COVID pushes Johnson into change of heart on junk food

The PM is preparing to announce restrictions on how junk food is…

Rosie Greenaway

Government urged to force reformulation of pre-mixed alcoholic drinks

Following a new product survey highlighting the high sugar content of RTD…

Jane Wolfe

The breakfast club

We’re all familiar with the old adage ‘breakfast like a king, lunch…

Jane Wolfe

UK Government to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s

Following a consultation seeking views on a proposed ban on selling energy…

Jane Wolfe

Fruit juice linked with increased risk of all-cause mortality

A new study by US researchers suggests that the sugar content in…

Jim Manson

Tesco campaign joined by Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is joining forces with Tesco to help promote healthier eating…

Rosie Greenaway

Peas Please puts pressure on the PR of veg

Veg Power, a crowdfunded initiative spear-headed by Peas Please, launched on 3…

Rosie Greenaway

Campaign calls for VAT drop for low sugar foods

A new campaign is seeking a VAT cut on all foods and…

Diane Millis

‘Nourish (not feed) the world’ should be global health refrain

The phrase ‘feed the world’ denotes an unchallengeable imperative, doesn’t it? But…

Jim Manson

Top attractions serving up “junk filled” children’s lunch boxes

Many of Britain’s top visitor attractions are completely failing to offer healthy…

Jim Manson

“Stop wimping out on obesity crisis”, heart attack surviving TV chef tells Government

The TV chef and heart attack survivor Sally Bee is calling on…

Jim Manson

PM “absolutely not interested” in tackling obesity crisis

Health experts have savaged the Government’s long-delayed national obesity plan, which was…

Jim Manson

Health food trade insider wages one-man campaign against hospital junk food

Health food insider David Barrie has this week been telling Daily Mail…

Jim Manson