All Health articles – Page 5
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FSA says diners will shun outlets with hygiene rating below 3
The Food Standards Agency is warning diners not to book their Christmas meal at any outlet with a low hygiene rating.
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Analysis & Insight
Health charity calls on EU to introduce calorie labelling for alcohol
The Royal Society for Public Health has called on the drinks industry and the newly appointed EU Health Commissioner to introduce calorie labelling for alcoholic drinks.
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Compass announces calories cutting pledge
Compass Group has pledged to remove 50 million calories from meals by 2020 in a new strategy it said would help “feed change and fight obesity”
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Analysis & Insight
Report recommends pilots for a minimum price for alcohol
A new report has called for London councils to set up pilots for a minimum price for alcohol and the introduction of a mandatory traffic-light labelling on restaurant menus
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Responsibility Deal should be tuned into law
The Government’s Responsibility Deal should be turned into law and licensing should be introduced for fast food outlets
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Sector to come under further pressure on health issue
The UK’s eating-out sector will come under more pressure in terms of its health responsibilities if proposals from a new report are taken up
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NewsGov’t holds talks on future of Responsibility Deal
The Government has held talks with leading food industry representatives in a bid to revive the Responsibility Deal
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Parliamentary group calls for accountable alcohol minister
The All Party Parliamentary Committee on Alcohol Misuse is calling for a single government minister to be accountable for the responsibility of reducing alcohol harms as part of its 2015 Manifesto that also includes a minimum unit price for alcoholic drinks
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Restaurants named and shamed for salt content
High levels of salt have been found in many restaurant, café and supermarket salads by the Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) in a recent survey
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One in five workers skip lunch breaks
One in five workers do not take a lunch break, and half eat lunch at their desk, acording to a study of 2,000 workers
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Redemption Bar eyes Shoreditch flagship
Redemption Bar, the dry bar concept, is close to securing a flagship site in London’s Shoreditch as part of plans to open up to 10 sites under the format in the UK
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Call for ‘tobacco-style’ warnings on unhealthy foods
International health groups are calling for greater intervention from government to legislate against unhealthy foods to change people’s diets as the obesity crisis worsens and diet-related deaths continue to rise
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WHO shows Europeans are heaviest drinkers
European countries are the heaviest drinking nations according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with the average Britain consuming an average of 11.9 litres annually
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Minimum pricing would have 'little impact' on moderate drinkers
A minimum unit price of 45p would reduce alcohol consumption for harmfully heavy drinkers on low incomes by nearly 300 units annually, but have little impact on moderate drinkers
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Junk food is today’s gruel
Junk food has become the modern equivalent of gruel, public health experts have said as they urge the Prime Minister David Cameron to act on the rising numbers of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition
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Food groups cause confusion for overweight Brits
A widespread lack of understanding about calorie consumption and expenditure along with confusion over the role food groups play in our diet contribute to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle choices, according to a survey by AB Sugar, the global sugar producer
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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Analysis & Insight
Five-a-day not enough, try seven
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would prolong lives, according to researchers at University College London
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Analysis & Insight
Campaigners call for TV junk food ads ban until 9pm
Health campaigners have called for food and snack makers to be banned from advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before the 9pm watershed
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NewsTortilla flags up nutritional credentials
Tortilla has moved to highlight its nutritional credentials by reporting independent, in-depth research which has determined that its burritos were higher in protein and lower in fat and calories than most high-street sandwiches