The big issues
Legislating against fast food makes sense but we need education
Reduced levels of fat and salt can be beneficial, but the biggest problem is our addiction to takeaways
Kids’ lunchbox food could contain 12 teaspoons of sugar, parents warned
PARENTS could be packing more than 12 teaspoons of sugar into their kids’ lunchboxes, consumer watchdogs have warned. Which? found some snacks designed for kids were “full of salt and sugar”. The Which? report found: One pack of Dairylea Lunchables Ham ‘n’ Cheese Crackers contained more than half the recommended daily allowance of salt for [...]
Food intolerance could afflict half of UK
Almost half the population of Britain could be suffering from food intolerance resulting in weight gain, diabetes and other complications.
The case against organic food does not stand up
There really are nutritional benefits, as research to be published next year will show Ben Goldacre says the Soil Association’s criticism of the recent Food Standards Agency research on nutrients is “not about organic food” and that “the emotive commentary in favour of organic farming bundles together diverse and legitimate concerns about unchecked capitalism in [...]
BUY BRITISH? IF ONLY WE COULD!!!
VANISHING livestock herds and disappearing farmland are putting our ability to feed ourselves at risk.
Since Labour came to power, thousands of acres where crops once grew are no longer used for cereal, fruit and vegetables.
Are natural foods always healthy?
Food manufacturing companies spend millions each year to persuade the public that their natural foods are healthy, regardless of the ingredients. Some of those ingredients, like artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils and trans fats, have been linked to serious, life threatening diseases. Repeatedly, some products are cleverly disguised as healthy, natural foods, when in fact they [...]
Cereal health claims may be withdrawn
Breakfast cereals may be forced to withdraw health claims they use to promote their products to parents and slimmers under new regulations from the European Union. Many products in Britain’s £1.3 billion a year cereals market use claims of healthy “goodness” based on a few ingredients even though they also include high levels of unhealthy [...]
Is bread vegetarian?
Most bread sold in shops is not fit for vegetarians because it is baked using animal products, food campaigners say. At least 90 per cent of loaves are made with additives which could include enzymes from the pancreas of pigs.These are used to speed up the baking process. But because they are destroyed during cooking, [...]
We’re still not hitting our 5-a-day….
The vast majority of the country is still not eating anything like five a day Sweetheart, Tiger, Cherubino, San Marzano… I sometimes think I could get my five-a-day just by eating tomatoes, especially at this time of year, when they are so abundant. Grilled tomatoes and scrambled eggs for breakfast with tomato juice to drink, [...]
