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...
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...
View ArticleSugar 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...
View ArticleEatwell 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...
View ArticleDolmio 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...
View ArticleSoybean 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleJennifer Elliott vs Dietitians Association of Australia
This is my second guest blog post. It is written by Jennifer Elliott, an Australian dietitian who has become well known this year, in the diet and health on line community, for having been...
View ArticleNew rules on junk food advertising to children
On 1st July 2017, “tough” new rules came into effect banning junk food advertising across all children’s media – including online and social – as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. That’s the...
View ArticleThe Mess: The Money vs. The Evidence
This presentation was given at the CrossFit health conference in August 2019
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