All Health articles – Page 20
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NewsFood industry fails to hit first-year sugar reduction target
The food industry, including retailers, manufacturers and restaurant chains, has failed to hit the government’s 5% sugar-reduction target for the first year of its plan to reduce childhood obesity.
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Product NewsMarmite reveals reduced salt jars
Supported by a £3million multimedia spend, Marmite is launching a new 25% Reduced Salt variant.
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NewsChinese ready meals 'should carry salt health warnings'
A significant proportion of Chinese ready meals sold in supermarkets should carry a health warning on the packaging, according to Action on Salt research.
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Product NewsHeinz Ketchup with 50% less sugar and salt
Kraft heinz has launched a new Heinz Ketchup with 50% less sugar and salt.
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NewsACS calls on partnership approach to tackling obesity
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to focus on tackling obesity through a partnership approach with retailers and suppliers, opposed to a levy on soft drinks.
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NewsSoft drinks tax takes centre stage in new obesity plan
A tax on sugary soft drinks forms the heart of the government’s long-awaited Childhood Obesity Strategy, which was published this morning.
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NewsGovernment delays Obesity Strategy publication
The government has delayed publication of its Childhood Obesity Strategy until the summer.
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NewsSugar tax will reduce obesity, MPs told
The creation of a sugar tax could help tackle Britain’s “obesity crisis” by reducing demand for sugary drinks, members of the House of Common’s health select committee have been told.
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PM chews over ‘fat tax’ to tackle obesity
The Prime Minister has raised the possibility of introducing a ‘fat tax’ to tackle the UK’s growing obesity problem.