Health
Millions to fight food industry sway, from a snack bar CEO
A $25 million pledge to fight the food industry's influence on public health is coming from a surprising source—the CEO of a snack bar maker.
Feb 15, 2017
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Health
Nutrition labels improve understanding
Nutrition labels have a minor impact on New Zealand consumer healthy food choices, according to the latest study from the University of Auckland.
Feb 2, 2017
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Health
Food industry tactics shape public food policies
Lobbying and many other tactics from the junk food industry to defend their products and sway public policies are commonplace and influential, according to University of Auckland global nutrition expert, Professor Boyd Swinburn.
Jan 24, 2017
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Health
Kids' characters to vanish from unhealthy Dutch foods
Famous children's characters such as Dora the Explorer may soon disappear from some commercial food packaging in The Netherlands to discourage unhealthy eating habits, food industry representatives said Thursday.
Dec 8, 2016
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Immunology
Science panel urges rewrite of food allergy warning labels
"Made in the same factory as peanuts." ''May contain traces of tree nuts." A new report says the hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain a troublesome ingredient is confusing to people with food allergies, ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Do candy and soda makers belong at a dietitians' conference?
The blinking game show wheel spins past logos for Triscuits, Wheat Thins and Honey Maid before the needle settles at Fig Newtons.
Oct 31, 2016
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Health
Analysis of reports quantitatively comparing food-industry sponsored studies
Researchers in Australia analyzed medical literature to determine whether nutrition studies sponsored by the food industry were associated with outcomes favorable to the sponsor.
Oct 31, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Nutritionists must take a bigger piece of the pie when it comes to influencing food policy
Nutrition professionals need to step up to the plate and gain a larger portion of influence on food policy in Australia to dilute the heavy concentration of 'food industry' representatives with direct links to food policy ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Health
Scientists find no link between appetite and calorie intake
A new study has revealed there is no link between how hungry we feel and the amount of calories we consume.
Oct 19, 2016
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Economists say sugar taxes likely to be effective
Debates on a proposed tax for sugar sweetened beverages in South Africa have reached fever pitch with the local food and beverage industry squaring up against the proposed sugary drinks tax expected to be implemented in April ...
Aug 30, 2016
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