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Nutrient Profiling System Launched By Food Officials in UK

...kes, confectionery, and a range of takeaway foods, crisps and salted peanuts. The FSA says the model is expected to be significantly more straightforward for food companies, enforcement bodies and regulators to use than earlier models as it is based on the information already included in on-pack nutrition...

Half The Girls In UK Starve To Stay Slim

...quired by the human body. Eating fruits instead of crisps will go a long way in improving their health, according to the study. Edited (ANI)...

Come September, Schools Will be better off Sans Junk foods

...in schools from September onwards - confectionery, crisps and fizzy drinks, according to the recommendations// by the School Food trust. The trust, which was initiated by Ruth Kelly, education secretary, has enforced new standards on food provided in schools – that includes vending machines, tuck shops an...

Packed Lunch For Children Could Be Unhealthy

...to eat in school could be unhealthy if it contains crisps and chocolates, says a health expert.// "Most pac...together, she said. Parents were packing them with crisps and chocolates because they were scared of disappointing their children. She pointed to a recent re...

Walkers Crisps Advertisements make Misleading Claims about Salt Content

...Standards Authority ruled yesterday that a Walkers crisps advertising campaign had made misleading claims ab...iling saying Walkers had decreased the salt in its crisps to "7% of your guideline daily amount" was misleading considering the fact that the reduction did no...

The Rise in Unhealthy Snacking Habit

...An average of 49% of them had at least one pack of crisps a day. The percentages were 60 in Scotland, 30 in London and 50 in Wales. 1 in 5 of them had crisps twice a day or more. 'Britons' taste for them is so strong that as a nation they consume a tonne o...

Kids' Food: Saltier than the Deep Blue Sea

...reals and soups with other products such as potato crisps and biscuits also making tremendous cuts. "Additionally more and more manufacturers are helping consumers see at a glance how much salt is in their foods by putting information on the front of packs and including salt equivalence." NL...

Child Obesity and Diabetes - A Major Problem in India

...taurants and increased availability of snacks like crisps and chocolates which have increased the carbohydrate and fat intake of children.” India’s 300 million-strong middle-class is prone to developing obesity much earlier in life. Developing countries like India and China are now joining the race that ...

Pre-packed Sandwiches Saltier Than Crisps

...as combined with other things, such as a packet of crisps or biscuits then it could push over the required limit. CASH claims that if the nation reduced its average salt intake to the recommended maximum, it would prevent 70,000 heart attacks and strokes a year. The health risks claims have been challe...

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