“Ultra-processed” food make up more than half of all calories consumed by Americans daily says a new study.   Published in Volume 3, Issue Six of the BMJ Open journal, researchers from the University...

In the recent study 564 menu items from coffee chains were examined only to find that 54 per cent of the cold beverages contained more than half of the recommended daily sugar intake in one serving. Other...

One less sugary drink a day reduces risk of diabetes, study Replacing one serving of sugary drink per day with water or unsweetened tea or coffee could cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by between...

WHO sugar intake recommendations provoke debate The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a new guideline recommending that adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less...

Leading global food ingredients manufacturer Tate & Lyle have launched Dolcia Prima, a low-calorie sugar for use in processed foods and beverages globally. Dolcia Prima is Tate & Lyle’s brand...

Packaged food and soft drinks account for half daily calories in Western countries Globally, consumers buy 1.5 trillion calories a day, with the average global consumer purchasing 765 calories each day...

Coke to adopt traffics light labelling in the UK The UK arm of global beverage giant Coca‑Cola has announced it is adopting the UK Government’s voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme, which...

Frozen pies and cakes sales decline in US, but consumers willing to try new flavours Few things are more American than baseball, blue jeans and apple pie, just so long as that apple pie isn’t frozen,...

Posting the calorie content of menu items at major fast-food chains did not change the purchasing habits or decrease the number of calories that customers in Philadelphia in the US consumed, according...

Eating a good breakfast can have a positive impact on women with problems of infertility, according to a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University. The researchers said...