Food and Health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClampdowns on unhealthy meal deals and supermarket temporary price reductions for foods high in fat, sugar or salt are to be introduced…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe largest school meals programme in Africa is to begin in Nairobi this August, in a drive to “eliminate the shame of hunger…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLab-grown chicken can be legally sold in restaurants and stores across the US for the first time, regulators say. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA cigarette-style health warning should be considered on packaging for ultra-processed foods that could have ‘serious health implications’, suggest MPs. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLockdowns fuelled a 42 per cent surge in eating disorders among teenage girls, research published in the Lancet suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m already confused. How can something be ancient and new at the same time?  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA takeaway boss who ran an eatery so filthy it was rampant with rats, mice and cockroaches has been banned from owning…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteof the country’s biggest food firms has said ministers should consider taxing products high in fat, sugar or salt to combat the…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA“sugary treat” usually means indulgence: a chocolate biscuit, or a sticky pastry loaded with custard.  Read More