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So the British food industry has... by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 2:57pm So the British food industry has this brilliant idea: let’s ask kids what they like to eat. And, presumably, give it to them. The plan is to host a one-day conference... raising the possibility of healthier options. I, of course, have this old-fashioned idea that kids don’t innately know what’s good for them and should only be offered healthy foods Read on »

Gifted British Children Want to Decide What Foods They Eat by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:12pm -friendly, common-sense rules and guidelines regarding TV advertising and food. But this latest bit of news from the BCC entertains me. A new survey of gifted British kids reveals... that "they would choose healthy options over junk food." The timing of the poll is interesting. "The findings come as the government is setting its nutritional guidelines for school meals Read on »

Americans Can Learn From The British, Who Are Booting Junk Food Out of Their Schools by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:14pm Hats off to the British! As a junk-food-fighting American, I'm blown away by this phenomenal story that's coming out of Great Britain. Our brethen overseas have given us... in the schools was pioneered by industrious, dedicated 20-something British sensation Jamie Oliver, “The Naked Chef” on the Food Network. For those of us who are in the dark, the Food Read on »

British Food shoppers face fiv ... by John R. Posted Sat 08 Jan 2011 2:14am British Food shoppers face five-a-day nagging at tills as government aims to get the nation in shape The fact that "5 a day" has no basis in science seems not to worry them... with a painted line marking where customers should put their healthy produce as part of the proposals which critics will see as an expansion of the nanny state. Unhealthy options Read on »

British Junk Food Ad Rules Mucking Up by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:13pm A couple years ago British health officials enacted a BAN on TV commercials for foods high in fat, salt and sugar airing during children’s programming, but its NOT working—somehow junk foods like soda and cookies are sneaking in; the BBC reports. Actually, Britain has a history of food faux pas. Once schools tried to reform cafeteria food and make Read on »

British TV Sensation Tries to Tackle Junk Food in U.S. Schools by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:14pm I recently wrote about how British TV food sensation Jamie Oliver, star of the wildly popular show "The Naked Chef," basically shamed the British government into to kicking junk food out of schools. Now, Oliver is now setting his sights on schools here in the United States. In fact, he's been talking with networks over here to develop Read on »

British Frozen Food Industry Bites Back by Plantarian Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 1:24pm and the Royal Festival Hall . Co author of Vegan and The Complete Book of Vegan Cooking Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston is helping to improve the fortunes of The Bristish Frozen Food Industry who have been watching their sales drop in previous years. The BFFF launch a new website today on which Yvonne gives heath tips and explains why Frozen food can in many Read on »

British government promises no regulation in exchange for food industry funding by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 11 Jul 2010 7:36am .” I posted about the Change4Life program on January 24, 2009. Even then, it was clear that the program was deeply influenced by food industry interests: British government... In a classic example of government sending the fox off to guard the chickens, Andrew Lansley, Britain’s new health minister has just handed the country’s food industry Read on »

Appetizing Food Ads Are Linked to Obesity & Eating Disorders, British Study Finds by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:12pm foods could, in fact, help explain why some people get eating disorders. 'Course many of us could have told you that in the first place. OK, I'm simplifying this some, but, basically Cambridge researchers -- using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure brain activity in regions of the brain that response to food cues (amygdala and orbitofrontal Read on »

st. john, st. thomas, and the british virgin islands: the food by Bahar Z. Posted Wed 03 Dec 2008 12:16am image courtesy of: http://www.here.vi/Islands/ I've been trying to figure out how to blog about eating in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, where I spent a week last month. There's only one small problem- the Virgin Islands are really, really vegan-friendly! It's so easy to find good food that I have too many photos and stories on my Read on »