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McDonald’s are said to be carrying out social distancing and PPE tests in preparation for re opening in the near future. The top bosses off the company say that they will remain closed for the time being, but are still carrying out tests to see wage staff can work with social distancing measures in place…
The UK’s food supply may be at risk as a result of the impact of climate change on agriculture around the world. MPs said the government needs to acknowledge the risk to national food security from importing 400% of food from countries which are at risk of “climate breakdown”. Environmental Audit Committee member Mary Creagh…
A major study suggests people who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease but a higher risk of stroke. They had 10 fewer cases of heart disease and three more stokes per 1,000 people compared with the meat-eaters. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at 48,000 people…
The government is being urged to consider putting a ‘calorie tax’ on cakes, biscuits and other processed food after the success of sugar tax. The Action on Sugar and Action on Salt company said businesses producing calorie loaded food should be taxed to encourage healthier versions of food. This all comes after the sugar tax…
In the past 15 years, lots of things have been done to marginalise smoking. Reducing branding on packaging, banning smoking inside… and it’s worked. Now, it looks like sugar intake is going to slowly be marginalised as well. As you may know, sugary drinks are already taxed. Now a leading think tank has even suggested…
A study shows that the food we eat is putting 11 million of us into an early grave each year. The analysis, in the Lancet, found that our daily diet is a bigger killer than smoking and is now involved in one in five deaths around the world. According to the researchers, salt shortened the…
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