Blog
We are passionate about all things nutrition and health from farm to fork. In our blog below you’ll find some thoughts, news and reports from our core team as well as our specialist network and partners. Each focuses on current hot topics and issues in food nutrition and health. Enjoy and please do share and comment.
Sugar Reduction Programme – PHE one year progress report
This week, Public Health England (PHE) published their first assessment on the government’s sugar reduction programme. Have targets been hit?
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Is the advice on saturated fat finally clear?
With debate over the years as to whether saturated fat is bad for you, we’re very pleased to see the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) draft review into saturated fat published this week.
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Protein & energy balls: A Nutrilicious health check
The ‘clean eating’ and protein trends have spawned a new type of snack – energy and protein balls. But behind the obvious hype, do they offer any real nutritional health benefits?
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Coffee in pregnancy: Nutrilicious news digest
This week in the news there are reports on whether coffee consumption in pregnancy could increase the chances of having an overweight child.
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Fruit juice and sugar: the truth?
The new sugar tax on soft drinks excludes fruit juices, as they are legally labelled as having ‘no added sugar’. With child obesity levels ever-increasing, especially among lower socio-economic groups, this worries us.
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Will the new sugar tax work?
This month, the much anticipated sugar tax came into force in the UK. So what it is, why was it introduced and – most importantly – will it have any impact? The tax Soft drinks companies are now required to pay a levy on drinks with certain levels of added sugar: 18p...
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Can nuts and seeds reduce the risk of premature death?
The media picked up on a study suggesting that eating foods such as nuts and seeds could cut the risk of premature death by up to half.
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Health warnings for salt in Chinese takeaways: Nutrilicious News Digest
Coinciding with Salt Awareness Week, this week the media reported on high levels of salt content in Chinese takeaway meals from restaurants and supermarkets.
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New Public Health England report calls for calorie reduction: Nutrilicious News Digest
This week, Public Health England published a new report into calorie consumption, calling on food makers to cut calories in the products to help in the combat against obesity. Could you follow the 400-600-600 calorie guidelines?
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THE DEBATE OVER THE POWER OF PLANT-BASED DRINKS: PUTTING THE MISCONCEPTIONS TO BED
Below is a Press Release from the Alpro Science & Nutrition Team this week which we felt was worth sharing as it highlights a new and extensive review on the nutrition of plant-based drinks addressing a number of nutritional misconceptions. PRESS RELEASE: 7TH March...
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