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Andy Jones announced as first chair of the PS100 Group

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28th Jul 2015 - 11:33

Andy’s role will be to advise on future strategy, research development, government lobbying and press promotion. He will also represent the PS100 group at relevant industry events.

Doctors call for 20% tax on sugar drinks in new report

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14th Jul 2015 - 11:24

The BMA said poor diets accounting for around 70,000 premature deaths each year, accounting for around 12% of the total number of deaths, but imposing the tax could reduce the crisis in the UK by a

DNA the key to obesity

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13th Jul 2015 - 15:41

People struggling with significant excess weight are receiving a free DNA test to help them lose pounds as part of a pioneering new health initiative funded by a £50,000 grant from the Big Lottery

Preventing obesity

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23rd Apr 2015 - 07:24

Today’s food environments exploit people’s biological, psychological, social and economic vulnerabilities, making it easier for them to eat unhealthy food, according to medical researchers worldwid

Nutrition and Hydration Week

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10th Mar 2015 - 14:05

Organisers of the annual promotional event Nutrition and Hydration Week are urging catering and healthcare teams throughout the country to sign up and get involved.

A new study has concluded that the government’s long-term 5-a-day fruit and veg healthy eating message got it about right.

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30th Oct 2014 - 11:13
The latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, examined the association between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of premature death. Its findings contradict recent research which found that eating seven portions a day holds the lowest risk of death. Consuming five portions is linked to a lower risk of premature death, but eating more appears to have no further effect, the new study has concluded.

Dame Carol Black, the expert adviser on health and work to the Department of Health, offers an update on the government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.

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30th Oct 2014 - 11:06
We intend for this pledge to go live on the Responsibility Deal website in early 2015 but have decided against a formal launch. Instead, we will be writing to Responsibility Deal partners to seek a commitment from them, to sign up by the end of 2014 so that when it does go live, we can show that a large number of organisations have already committed, encouraging more to do so.