All Health articles – Page 6
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Call for ‘tobacco-style’ warnings on unhealthy foods
International health groups are calling for greater intervention from government to legislate against unhealthy foods to change people’s diets as the obesity crisis worsens and diet-related deaths continue to rise
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WHO shows Europeans are heaviest drinkers
European countries are the heaviest drinking nations according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with the average Britain consuming an average of 11.9 litres annually
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Minimum pricing would have 'little impact' on moderate drinkers
A minimum unit price of 45p would reduce alcohol consumption for harmfully heavy drinkers on low incomes by nearly 300 units annually, but have little impact on moderate drinkers
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Junk food is today’s gruel
Junk food has become the modern equivalent of gruel, public health experts have said as they urge the Prime Minister David Cameron to act on the rising numbers of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition
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Food groups cause confusion for overweight Brits
A widespread lack of understanding about calorie consumption and expenditure along with confusion over the role food groups play in our diet contribute to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle choices, according to a survey by AB Sugar, the global sugar producer
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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Analysis & Insight
Five-a-day not enough, try seven
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would prolong lives, according to researchers at University College London
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Analysis & Insight
Campaigners call for TV junk food ads ban until 9pm
Health campaigners have called for food and snack makers to be banned from advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before the 9pm watershed
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NewsTortilla flags up nutritional credentials
Tortilla has moved to highlight its nutritional credentials by reporting independent, in-depth research which has determined that its burritos were higher in protein and lower in fat and calories than most high-street sandwiches
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Council to send obese people 'motivational' texts
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is sending texts to obese people in the area to help motivate them to lose weight
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McDonald’s to ramp up nutritional message
McDonald’s has announced plans to begin offering side salads as substitutes for french fries in its value meals at no additional cost across the US next year
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Gov’t: Moderate meat consumption
A new Government report has recommended that people moderate their meat consumption to improve their health and the environment
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Awards to highlight sourcing and health credentials
Restaurant operators, contract caterers and food manufacturers are being urged to highlight their success in healthy eating provision and sourcing
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Taco Bell to drop kids’ meals
Taco Bell is discontinuing its kids’ meals and toys at across its US restaurants starting this month
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Gov’t to focus on takeaway and restaurant chains
The Government has said that “takeaways and very popular restaurant chains” are what it particularly needs to focus on when it comes to widening the Responsibility Deal
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Sector makes salt reduction progress
Some pub, restaurant and cafe operators still report significant difficulties abiding by some commitments under the Responsibility Deal
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Opinion
Ratings winner
Food Standards Agency (FSA) chief executive Catherine Brown highlights three key issues facing the eating-out sector: the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), the recent horsemeat scandal and its biggest priority, the food bug campylobacter
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Leon founders urge schools to ban pack lunches
Henry Dimbley and John Vincent are urging head teachers in England to ban packed lunches to increase the take-up of school dinners and promote healthy eating
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Taco Bell takes protein route
Taco Bell is set to ramp up its helath credentials by swapping “meat” for “protein” on its menu labelling
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Analysis & Insight
Nudge, then a push
The health debate has gone quiet recently, but don’t be lulled into complacency, it remains very much on the Government’s agenda, and the UK’s eating-out sector could find itself right in the firing line