Excess body fat can increase a middle aged adult’s chance of developing cancers of the stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, thyroid, the brain tumour meningioma and the blood cancer mul
The much-delayed report has been highly criticised by bodies and campaigners from across the industry for its ‘missed opportunities’ and lack of ‘robust action’.
The strategy, which has been delayed multiple times and wasn’t expected until the Autumn Statement, provides further details of the planned sugar tax, alongside changes to the School Food Plan and
In 'Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action' a soft drinks industry levy, as previously announced in the March budget, heads the plan and through the revenue raised will invest £10 million a year into
Keynote speakers include Daniel Kleinberg, head of health improvement division, The Scottish Government; Geoff Ogle, chief executive, Food Standards Scotland and David Thomson, chief executive of
The coalition, which is made up of industry bodies such as The Food & Drink Federation, The British Soft Drinks Association and The Federation of Wholesale Distributors among others, says the t
‘Face the Facts, Can the Tax’ is supported by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), the Automatic Vending Association, the British Beer & Pub Association, The British Soft Dr
Dr Margaret McCartney, said: “We never hear about the things that didn’t happen: the heart attacks prevented through more exercise, or the vitamin D deficiency that geeks have avoided, blinking i
The data, from Kantar Worldpanel, looked at the top types of foods eaten by under-16’s in hundreds of millions of packed lunches in the last year and why different foods are in there.
The report finds that if the reported level of calories consumed in official statistics is correct then the nation would be losing weight, not gaining it.