obesity

  • One million pounds to tackle obesity, food poverty and climate change in UK cities

    ONE MILLION pounds is to be invested in the UK’s first ‘Sustainable Food Cities’ programme to use good food to address some of today’s most pressing social, economic and environmental problems including obesity, food poverty and climate change. The programme… Read More

  • Goodbye to supersize?

    AS NEW YORK bans giant servings amid growing pressure to confront obesity, Footprint asks if the UK’s soft drinks face hard regulation.                           Last month Coca-Cola unveiled a new… Read More

  • Hard choice to swallow

    POLITICIANS FEAR the idea. Environmentalists love it. Consumers don’t understand it. And businesses are beginning to trial it. David Burrows investigates the controversial concept of sustainable diets.   Obesity and diet-related illness are on the increase. Fewer young people are… Read More

  • Sandwiches need clearer labelling

    SANDWICHES CAN contain a fairly thick slice of daily guidelines amounts of fat and salt, according to a new report by Which?   The research, which focussed on sandwiches bought through retailers, found that contents varied so widely that a… Read More

  • Oliver attacks government over kids’ meals

    THE COALITION Government is doing nothing to tackle the obesity crisis among kids, according to Jamie Oliver. In an interview with Observer Food Monthly, Oliver launched a blistering attack on government policy, and in particular education secretary Michael Gove.  … Read More

  • Parallel Lines: Could there be a relationship between Obesity and Food Waste?

                  I hope I’m not overstepping my mandate here, but I cannot help but feel that the strong correlation between obesity and food waste just has to be faced.   According to the World… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Issue 3 – Autumn 2009

    In the face of adversity, 2009 has been an extraordinary year. The industry has proven to be far more resilient as far as green issues are concerned – far more so than anyone had anticipated. True, there are many businesses… Read More