News archive for January, 2016
Pupils take MPs to school in parliamentary healthy living quiz
14 January 2016. MPs put their knowledge of healthy eating…
TV cook Sally Bee encourages people to eat more healthily for JanUary
Heart Research UK ambassador and TV cook, Sally Bee did…
Experts call for 50% sugary drinks tax in new health manifesto
11 January 2016. The National Obesity Forum has called for…
New poll: One in three Britons unwilling to make changes to reduce sugars intake
One in three Britons would be unwilling to make any…
Parents urged to get free sugar app to check products
Public Health England is urging parents to sign up to…
Diabetes now affects more than 4 million people in UK, charity says
According to Diabetes UK the number of people living with…
Sugar Consumption Could Increase Breast And Lung Cancer Risk, Study Shows
Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre…
Calls for calorie labels on alcoholic drinks to help fight obesity
Alcoholic drinks should have calorie counts on their packaging to…