Hospital caterers urged to take lead on healthy vending issue
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16th Aug 2013 - 10:27
Chairman of the Hospital Caterers’ Association Andy Jones says he has written to his members following the report.
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Study shows 400% rise in obese children needing hospital treatment
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13th Jun 2013 - 09:22
Nearly three quarters of these admissions were to deal with problems complicated by obesity such as asthma, breathing difficulties during sleep, and complications of pregnancy, rather than obesity
Salford considers 5pm ‘opening time’ for takeaways near schools
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30th May 2013 - 10:28
Any new takeaways, kebab houses, fish and chip shops and chains located close to schools would not be allowed to serve hot food over the counter during school hours under the proposals.
PS100 Group Meeting Apr 4 - Minimum Nutrition Standards
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9th Apr 2013 - 10:59
Underpinning such basic standards would be more detailed dietary regulation tailored for each of the three major parts of the public sector – schools, hospitals and care homes.
Number of UK people diagnosed with diabetes reaches 3m
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4th Mar 2013 - 10:19
The figure represents an increase of 132,000 people diagnosed with diabetes over the last year. A further 850,000 people are thought to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes.
Doctors unite to deliver 'prescription' for UK Obesity epidemic
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18th Feb 2013 - 11:04
Called ‘Measuring Up: The Medical Profession's Prescription for the Nation's Obesity Crisis’, the report follows a six-month inquiry by a steering group comprising representatives from 20 of the Ro
Health and Nutrition in the Public Sector Report launched
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30th Nov 2012 - 11:11
In an executive statement released to go with the report the PS100 group said much is made by Government of the need for consumers to eat better in order to reduce obesity levels and malnutrition; but are they ‘practicing what they preach’?
The recent changes in school governance and control has seen the removal of nutrition standards from schools, particularly academies, potentially wasting five or more years of improvements in what the state feeds its most vulnerable citizens.
PS100 Group launch startling report on cost of obesity and malnutrition in the UK
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29th Nov 2012 - 10:19
Much is made by government of the need for consumers to eat better in order to reduce obesity levels and malnutrition; but are they ‘practicing what they preach’?
The recent changes in school governance and control has seen the removal of nutrition standards from schools, particularly Academies, potentially wasting 5 or more years of improvements in what the state feeds its most vulnerable citizens.
Launch planned for PS100 report on investing in public sector feeding
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4th Oct 2012 - 19:00
At the QEII Centre in Westminster, the PS100 campaign group led by Cost Sector Catering magazine will unveil findings that point to huge healthcare and benefits cost savings to be made by the Government influencing the diets of people it is responsible for feeding.
These include children in schools, hospital patients, care home residents, community meals recipients, prisoners and the military.
Now research points to link between poor diet and Alzheimer's
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4th Sep 2012 - 13:45
In its cover story ‘Food for thought: Eat your way to dementia’, the journal points out that the science linking poor diet with obesity and diabetes is well established.