National Obesity Forum
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End of sugar quotas bad for obesity
Health campaigners have suggested that scrapping the EU’s sugar quota regime could undermine the tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. Defra and the EU’s agriculture ministers are “gung-ho” for the new sugar regime, which will see quotas scrapped, said Tam Fry from… Read More
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Salt cuts causing sugar highs in some foods
CONSUMERS ARE being warned of the hidden sugar in some everyday products marketed as being healthier. Ready meals, soups, sauces and yoghurts have all been found to contain high levels of sugar. Manufacturers keen to market products as… Read More
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Pasties and pies, death and taxes
MORE BAD news for pie and pasty-makers this week thanks to a new campaign by Peta (the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The pro-vegetarian group placed a huge billboard ad in Gloucester, replete with a huge coffin-shaped… Read More