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A year after the government introduced voluntary industry guidelines, research suggests almost a quarter of leading branded baby foods sold in UK supermarkets still contain [...]
Though commonly associated with slimmer physiques, research shows that exercise may only have modest effects on weight loss. However, it may be the key [...]
Most secondary schools in England fail to meet national standards on the food served to children, a new analysis suggests Bite Back, a youth [...]
A recent study published in Kidney International Reports by Dr Kate Bramham and PhD student Priscilla Smith from King’s College London found that beetroot [...]
The RCPCH has launched a new programme and recommendations to support paediatric diabetes services, building on findings from its National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). [...]
The BDA has said that the increasingly visible impacts of extreme weather across the UK have highlighted growing pressures facing communities, food producers and [...]
The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, approved orforglipron (brand name Foundayo) on 10 August 2026, making Britain the first in Europe to approve the [...]
Marks & Spencer has called on the government to overhaul rules governing fibre health claims, arguing that phrases such as “faecal bulk” and “intestinal [...]
The King's Fund reports that England now has 7.2 million more adults living with obesity than it would if rates had held at 1993 [...]
Experts warn that "protein-maxxing" – a growing trend of trying to maximise protein intake, including from whey – could drive up the price of [...]
Findings suggest families are falling into debt, reluctantly adopting feeding practices they know could harm their babies and even taking formula from shops without [...]
More than 100 organisations across business, investment, civil society, academia and the health sector have written to Andy Burnham to call for a Good [...]
Early-onset type 2 diabetes, meaning a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes before age 40, is associated with aggressive disease progression, long-term health burden and [...]
MPs are asking the government to put preventing obesity in future generations before the interests of the food and drink industry. In a new report, [...]
The government has said that drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre will be illegal to sell to under-16s in shops, restaurants, [...]
![Committee calls for a new approach to tackle England’s obesity epidemic LATEST BLOG MPs are asking the government to put preventing obesity in future generations before the interests of the food and drink industry. In a new report, the Committee urges Ministers to waste no time bringing in mandatory reporting and targets for [...] read more England's obesity epidemic Could liquid nutrition improve outcomes for Crohn’s patients undergoing surgery?](https://nhdmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-73.png)
A new study is underway to determine if a specialised liquid nutrition programme could help patients with Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) [...]
A year after the government introduced voluntary industry guidelines, research suggests almost a quarter of leading branded baby foods sold in UK supermarkets still contain [...]
Though commonly associated with slimmer physiques, research shows that exercise may only have modest effects on weight loss. However, it may be the key [...]
Most secondary schools in England fail to meet national standards on the food served to children, a new analysis suggests Bite Back, a youth [...]
A recent study published in Kidney International Reports by Dr Kate Bramham and PhD student Priscilla Smith from King’s College London found that beetroot [...]
The RCPCH has launched a new programme and recommendations to support paediatric diabetes services, building on findings from its National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). [...]
The BDA has said that the increasingly visible impacts of extreme weather across the UK have highlighted growing pressures facing communities, food producers and [...]
The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, approved orforglipron (brand name Foundayo) on 10 August 2026, making Britain the first in Europe to approve the [...]
Marks & Spencer has called on the government to overhaul rules governing fibre health claims, arguing that phrases such as “faecal bulk” and “intestinal [...]
The King's Fund reports that England now has 7.2 million more adults living with obesity than it would if rates had held at 1993 [...]
Experts warn that "protein-maxxing" – a growing trend of trying to maximise protein intake, including from whey – could drive up the price of [...]
Findings suggest families are falling into debt, reluctantly adopting feeding practices they know could harm their babies and even taking formula from shops without [...]
More than 100 organisations across business, investment, civil society, academia and the health sector have written to Andy Burnham to call for a Good [...]
Early-onset type 2 diabetes, meaning a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes before age 40, is associated with aggressive disease progression, long-term health burden and [...]
MPs are asking the government to put preventing obesity in future generations before the interests of the food and drink industry. In a new report, [...]
The government has said that drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre will be illegal to sell to under-16s in shops, restaurants, [...]
A new study is underway to determine if a specialised liquid nutrition programme could help patients with Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) [...]
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Allied Health Professions has launched a Call for Evidence as part of a new inquiry into the role [...]
Inulin propionate ester (IPE) is a dietary fibre that has been developed and tested by scientists at Imperial College London and SUERC, Centre for the [...]
The BDA Neonatal Sub-Group has welcomed the publication of Baroness Amos’ review into maternity and neonatal services: It says: "We recognise the invaluable contribution [...]
The researchers aimed to provide an up-to-date evidence summary about the comparative benefits and harms of drugs for adults with overweight or obesity. The study [...]
YouTube is still recommending videos related to eating disorders to teenagers a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according [...]
