What does political paralysis mean for a food and drink industry facing soaring inflation and a cost of living crisis, and how could key policies change under a new PM?
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Exciting launch of @WHO draft guideline on use of non-sugar #sweeteners last Friday. Key remarks below. Bottom line is that it's best to avoid #sweeteners by basing diets on unprocessed & minimally processed foods...
Making the healthier choice the available choice is a good step forward #NationalFoodStrategy BUT will not address the social determinants of health (including #obesity)
Creating a #salt and #sugar tax as part of #nationalfoodstrategy pushes food manufacturers to reformulate their products - placing some of the responsibility for health on the people who make our food rather than consumers
@marcus_baw I know. Also the idea that a prescription will lead to wide spread behaviour change is not robust, is it? I have not seen any evidence to back this up
More than 50% of +45 year olds have diet related health conditions.
What do you think - should sugar and salt be taxed in the same way as alcohol and cigarettes?
@marcus_baw @EFF@PubMoneyPubCode Hmmmm I find this quite disturbing. As someone who has worked on research projects funded by food manufacturers I can conclude the vested interest always comes first
Next #OpenDataSavesLives session 8th July is going to be HOT HOT HOT as we discuss #GPDPR. Join us for an open discussion - we want to know what you think. Speaking: @marcus_baw @OsmanBhatti@TinaWoods Get your tickets here
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