News archive for June, 2014
'Looming health crisis' threatens the NHS as 75% of people aged 45 to 74 are overweight or obese
The National Obesity Forum has warned that an impending ‘health…
Schools 'struggling to prepare' for Clegg's free meals plan
Research by The Key, a head teachers' website, shows that…
Hit fizzy drinks with 'sugar tax'
Action for Sugar has proposed a sugar tax on fizzy drinks in…
Labour will cap the amount of sugar in breakfast cereals under plans to tackle childhood obesity
Labour health spokesperson Andy Burnham has said Labour will pledge to…
Sharp rise in cancers caused by lifestyle: Alcohol, obesity and legacy of sunshine holidays are to blame, warn experts
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics for the…
School milk for all pupils: Gove demands less fried food, fruit juice and sugar in overhaul of meals
The food standards to be unveiled by Education Secretary Michael…
Hospital costs are small part of debt of obesity crisis
Tam Fry, a board member at the National Obesity Forum,…
Rising obesity levels force NHS to spend extra £5.5m on adapting hospitals and buying specialist equipment to cope with overweight patients
Rising obesity levels are forcing health bosses to spend millions…
Slap a 20% 'health tax' on fizzy drinks: Experts call for action to slash UK sugar intake
‘Options for Action', a leaked report commissioned by Public Health England,…
Can't stop snacking? Try putting the candy in an opaque jar: How the presentation of food affects how much of it we eat
According to research by Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab,…
Call for fizzy drinks sugar tax in fight to stem obesity
Leading doctors have called for sugary drinks to be labelled…
Couple arrested on suspicion of child cruelty after 'doctors became concerned about boy's wellbeing'
A couple have been arrested for allowing their 11 year-old…
Children of divorced parents are more likely to be obese
New research has suggested that children whose parents have divorced…
Cadbury makes anti-obesity pledge with cap on chocolate bar calories
Cadbury is to stop making and selling chocolate bars in…
Food giants urged to join forces in war on obesity
Some of the world’s biggest food and drink companies have…