Junk food ad restrictions save £200M
Junk food advertising restrictions prevent almost 100,000 obesity cases and is expected to save the NHS £200m. Restrictions on advertising…
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School dinners using ultra-processed foods
Ultra-processed foods make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals: School meals in the UK contain lots of highly processed foods,…
Prebiotic supplements help women reduce sugar intake by 4%
Prebiotic supplements help women reduce sugar intake by four percent, finds study: The prebiotics used in this study were galacto-oligosaccharides…
Covid-19: Public support action on obesity
74% of the Public support Government action on obesity in the wake of emerging links with COVID-19. Polling shows strong…
Fizz Free February
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Fizz-Free February for a better health
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that a diet low in sugary food and…
WHY Sugar is as Bad as Alcohol
https://youtu.be/f_4Q9Iv7_Ao This video shows how Sugar leads to the same problems as Alcohol by examining the Biochemistry.
More good reasons for the Sugar Tax
Last month, the UK government published draft legislation for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, which is set to begin from…
EU sugar quotas and the obesity problem
The EU sugar market has long been regulated by quotas which imposed limits on production of beet sugar. However, since…
Hero to zero – sugary drinks
Logically, it seems like a good idea to switch from sugary drinks to versions made using artificial sweeteners. You get…
Free speech vital in statin debate
I recently returned from a whistle-stop tour of Australia where I gave a series of public lectures arguing that excess…
Beating the clock – inducing labour
Having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. Or is it? Today’s new mothers are more likely…