8 h. ago Junk food sponsorship deals 'should be banned from 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow'

Obesity Action Scotland said 170 experts had signed its petition demanding no deals with unhealthy food and drink companies at next year's Games.

Economics

13 h. ago Inside RFK Jr’s conflicted attempt to rid America of junk food

‘Maha’ promised to tackle ultra-processed foods – but is it hijacking the food movement instead?Over the space of the last year, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has made the term “ultra-processed foods” something of a household phrase.Once a term only used by nutritionists and food policy researchers to describe the most processed foods in the supply chain (think: chips and sodas, packaged bread, microwave dinners and even some yogurts), ultra-processing has become a calling card of the “Make America Healthy Again” (“Maha”) movement. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Ministers considering alcohol advertising restrictions in line with junk food

Wes Streeting is set to announce radical reforms for the NHS in England after the recent spending review allocated £29 billion to the health service

Politics

2 w. ago Stereophonics star Kelly Jones ditches junk food and alcohol from tour rider

The Stereophonics frontman has confessed that he opts for healthier snacks backstage in order to make sure that his jeans still fit him

Society

2 w. ago 'I spent twice as much on junk food as on mortgage until holiday chair moment'

Michelle was on holiday with her family in Lanzarote when an accident left her mortified, and knowing she needed to change

Society

2 w. ago Mum who spent double her mortgage on junk food loses 8st after mortifying holiday moment

Michelle was on holiday with her family in Lanzarote when an accident left her mortified, and knowing she needed to change

Economics

3 w. ago London borough to completely ban junk food adverts amid obesity crisis

The policy would ban adverts for unhealthy products linked to obesity and diabetes

Events