All Obesity articles
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Comment & OpinionWhy has the government still not delivered its energy drinks ban?
Why have minsters failed to deliver on a promise made two years ago, asks Bite Back campaigner Alice
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NewsGLP-1 use set to double following Wegovy pill approval
The number of adults using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could more than double to seven million following the approval of pill-format medication, according to PwC
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat did Asda learn from the Nesta healthy nudges trials?
Over two years Asda and Nesta conducted in-store trials to see how shoppers might switch to healthier food. Here’s the skinny.
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must not delay healthier food reforms
Delaying food health measures would be a false economy, says Beth Bradshaw, policy and advocacy lead at Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsGLP-1 side effects drive demand for skin and hair products
According to research with 497 users of the skinny jabs in the UK, US, Germany and Sweden, 79% reported side effects
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed food: history and controversy
Foods classed as UPFs are a long-standing part of modern life, making up around 60% of many people’s diets sayys Professor Sarah Berry, professor of nutritional sciences at King’s College London
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NewsWeight-loss pills granted UK regulatory approval
Wegovy tablets have been approved by the UK’s MHRA
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the 5 a day message be fixed to boost consumption?
After 23 years it’s seen as the target that ‘most people know but still fail to meet’ – so why isn’t 5 a day working, and how can it be improved?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe true impact of weight-loss drugs: six key takeaways
Weight-loss drugs have upended the way users eat and drink. With usage on the rise, what are the opportunities – and side effects – for the industry?
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Comment & OpinionHealthier diets are good for Britain but they need to be good for business too
Obesity has doubled in England since the 1990s. The food system needs to change but so do the economics, says Hannah Daley, head of health & sustainable diets at IGD
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s NPM reforms risk undermining progress
Proposed changes to Nutrient Profile Modelling will at best slow down – and at worst start to reverse – some of the positive changes in healthier food sales, says Kate Halliwell, chief scientific officer at the Food and Drink Federation
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Comment & OpinionA new nutrient profiling model is on the horizon whether fmcg is ready or not
With the clock ticking down to the midnight deadline on 17 June for responses to the government’s consultation on shifting to the 2018 nutrient profiling model, a full-blown battle royal is brewing
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Category ReportBrands clean up recipes to meet new guidelines
Babyfood market leader Ella’s Kitchen, which featured heavily in BBC Panorama’s 2025 investigation, seems eager to improve its nutritional credentials
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the food industry make healthy diets the most affordable?
A British Nutrition Foundation report sets out a blueprint for action on obesity, urging retailers and suppliers to take the lead
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims updated nutrient profiling model will be obsolete
Dimbleby said he believed the government would be replaced by new technology and AI firms as the key source of healthy eating advice
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NewsSainsbury’s is headline sponsor of The Grocer’s Health Summit
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said it was time to ‘refocus our collective attention on the big questions facing the sector’
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InterviewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on fibre’s heroes and villains
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cookbook wants to teach shoppers how to maximise their fibre intake – without the pushy fare peddled by influencers
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Comment & OpinionWhy is salt still missing from the healthy food conversation?
The sandwich aisle exposes the failure of voluntary salt reduction, says Sonia Pombo, head of research and impact at Action on Salt & Sugar
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Category ReportGLP-1 boom poses a challenge for snack brands
Retailers and suppliers alike are scrambling to prepare for the proliferation of weight-loss drugs in the UK
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about what the right health targets are
The Health Summit is about having a grown up conversation to achieve lasting, measurable change