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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 [...]
Most secondary schools in England fail to meet national standards on the food served to children, a new analysis suggests Bite Back, a youth [...]
The RCPCH has launched a new programme and recommendations to support paediatric diabetes services, building on findings from its National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
YouTube is still recommending videos related to eating disorders to teenagers a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according [...]
Patients, carers, health professionals and researchers have come together to identify the top 10 priorities for childhood food allergy research in the UK. The [...]
Published in Advances in Nutrition, the study brings together findings from 73 studies to examine how diet affects cognitive performance and academic outcomes in [...]
Last week, MPs debated the UK Government’s new Health Bill, also known as the NHS Modernisation Bill. The proposed reforms aim to represent a significant [...]
A recall of multiple brands of infant formula due to contamination with a dangerous toxin exposed major flaws in surveillance, regulation and public communication [...]
A new prospective birth cohort study has found that having asthma as a child may increase the likelihood of experiencing obesity later in life. [...]
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 [...]
Most secondary schools in England fail to meet national standards on the food served to children, a new analysis suggests Bite Back, a youth [...]
The RCPCH has launched a new programme and recommendations to support paediatric diabetes services, building on findings from its National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
YouTube is still recommending videos related to eating disorders to teenagers a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according [...]
Patients, carers, health professionals and researchers have come together to identify the top 10 priorities for childhood food allergy research in the UK. The [...]
Published in Advances in Nutrition, the study brings together findings from 73 studies to examine how diet affects cognitive performance and academic outcomes in [...]
Last week, MPs debated the UK Government’s new Health Bill, also known as the NHS Modernisation Bill. The proposed reforms aim to represent a significant [...]
A recall of multiple brands of infant formula due to contamination with a dangerous toxin exposed major flaws in surveillance, regulation and public communication [...]
A new prospective birth cohort study has found that having asthma as a child may increase the likelihood of experiencing obesity later in life. [...]
A recently published RCT examined the impact of high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation (2400 IU daily in addition to the recommended 400IU) versus standard 400 [...]
New figures reveal that since 2021, more than 6,000 children living with obesity, including hundreds as young as four, have required treatment at specialist [...]
Over half of parents are regularly pestered by their children or teenagers to buy products high in fats, salts and/or sugar when food shopping in [...]
GenHEART: Australia launches a new 10-year, multi-pronged plan put together by experts to tackle its obesity crisis. Read the full article
Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents with children aged 1-4 years reported at least one barrier to feeding their child what they would like. Families also [...]
Six out of eight leading brands in the review carried out by The Times contained well below the NHS-recommended daily level of vitamin D, [...]
The health and beauty retailer said it is the first major retailer to adopt the voluntary standards for ready-made baby food products, almost a year [...]
High-sugar and deep-fried foods are to be taken off the menu for students as a result of new government plans to overhaul school dinners. This [...]
Pupils in England are routinely eating pizza slices, sausage rolls and paninis for lunch as a 'grab-and-go' culture of unhealthy food is the norm in [...]