Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked diseaseThe UK’s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs a “staggering” £268bn a year, far outstripping...
Read MoreHealth and children’s groups urge UK ministers to impose levies on products containing too much salt or sugarDozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods...
Read MoreExclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’Food firms should be forced to reveal how healthy or unhealthy their products are, to help people...
Read MoreJunk food ad ban, age limit on energy drinks and expanded water fluoridation among measures planned to help NHSPlans to ban junk food ads and to stop children buying high-caffeine energy drinks are among radical public health...
Read MoreHealth charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart diseaseHard-hitting cigarette-style warning labels should be put on everyday foodstuffs, new taxes...
Read MoreExperts say success shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced,...
Read MoreExclusive: Co-author of analysis for WHO calls on government to control the food industry rather than being subservient to itThe sugar tax has been so successful in improving people’s diets that it should be extended to...
Read MoreExclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fatBritain’s political parties have been urged to show courage by forcing food producers to...
Read MoreEstimate includes £63bn cost to people affected, £19bn cost to NHS and £15bn cost to societyBritain’s weight problem costs almost £100bn a year, analysis suggests, prompting calls for a government...
Read MoreWelsh government says it will go further than UK government’s plans for England in trying to encourage healthier eatingClampdowns on unhealthy meal deals and supermarket temporary price reductions for foods high in fat,...
Read MoreDanone boss urges ministers to help people make healthy choicesOne of the country’s biggest food firms has said ministers should consider taxing products high in fat, sugar or salt to combat the obesity crisis.Danone UK...
Read MoreNeonicotinoids kill bees and destroy the environment. A truly green government would find a better solution to the problem of aphid-borne diseaseNear the end of 2022, the secretary of state for the environment,...
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