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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 team and specialist network. Each focuses on a hot topic in the food nutrition and health environment. Enjoy and please do share the love, comment or give us the thumbs up if you found useful.
Top tips for getting insights from health and nutrition influencers
Are you working on a nutrition and health strategy for change: internally or externally? You’ll get best results with insights from influencers.
Action on Sugar: Individual vs industry responsibility
What’s going to have the most impact on reducing sugar consumption in the UK? Is responsibility ultimately the individual or industry?
Is The Game Changers a meat industry breaker?
The Game Changers is causing a stir. The documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Louie Psihoyos and James Cameron investigates plant-based eating, and features the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton and Novak Djokovic. If you haven’t...
Cholesterol and food: New science-based plan
The new Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Plan© aims to help combat the critical problem of coronary heart disease.
Food choices for diabetes
When it comes to food choices, what should we be advising those suffering from type 2 diabetes to help them manage weight and glucose?
Will SACN report put an end to the saturated fat debate?
At long last, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) report on saturated fats and health was published this month. Will it finally put an end to the irresponsible advice that abounds suggesting saturated fat isn’t so bad for you?
Sugar tax: Consumers shift to sugar-free drinks
‘The levy is working.’ That’s the conclusion from a recent survey of drinks sales, a year on since the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) – or sugar tax – was introduced.
Were iodine headlines scaremongering?
Is lack of iodine an issue affecting our health in the UK? Could an increased consumption of plant-based drinks put people at risk of iodine deficiency?
My first SMART SHOP ever!
My first SMART SHOP 🛒 ever! A taste of the future of grocery shopping! 🍏 🍊 🥛 Have you experienced it yet? If so how was it? This is my short story....May 2019! “I can do this”...I told myself as I hear my forever forward thinking...
Making healthier shopping baskets a reality for lower income households
We’re excited to be involved in a new initiative to help tackle the critical problem of poor diet amongst lower income households: Shop Well – Eat Well.