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Kellogg’s, milk & sugar
Executive Summary * In an effort to address general, and specifically childhood, obesity, the government in England has proposed restrictions on promotions of foods deemed unhealthy. * The...
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The British Nutrition Foundation, Food Giants and our Children
We had dinner with friends recently – the proud parents of 11 and 13 year old boys. Mum could not wait to share her outrage that she was being ‘told off’ by school staff for not putting bread or snacks...
View ArticleCoca-cola, exercise & conflicts
The last couple of weeks have seen Coca-Cola in the news quite a bit. Coca-Cola has been having a tough time recently. This summer’s business news reported that revenues for the past year (2014) were...
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Sugar tax – what and why?
Last week’s news has been full of stories about a sugar tax. A report from Public Health England (PHE) was due to be published on 17th July 2015. A report emerged last week, but the circumstances were...
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Eatwell Guide – conflicts of interest
The new ‘eatwell’ guide, no longer a plate, was issued on March 16th 2016. This is my view of that guide. This post is about the group behind the guide. When Unilever take out adverts in national UK...
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Dolmio warnings: corporate responsibility or marketing genius?
I used to work for Mars. I was not long out of university and it was a blue chip employer that people were desperate to work for – people still do aspire to work for Mars and they are right to in many...
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Children ordering takeaways to school
On Thursday 23rd June 2016, some newspapers reported that “one in four children have ordered a takeaway to be delivered to their school”. The source of the newspaper articles was a press release by...
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The BHF: Cocoa & Margarine
On 20th January 2017, the British Heart Foundation tweeted an attack on cocoa. I didn’t see it until someone brought it to my attention yesterday. I tweeted back the nutritional information for cocoa...
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Soybean heart healthy claim
Many thanks to Sally Fallon Morell for this week’s topic. Sally sent me notification of a recent FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration) approval of a “qualified health claim” for soybean oil and...
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US dietitians & their monopoly on dietary advice
Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction When you receive this, I will be on the plane on the way back from Madison, Wisconsin. I was delighted to be invited to speak at the...
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