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Politics Of Food

The real war that the new American dietary guidelines have created

The 2025–2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines risk eroding trust in nutrition science while failing to address ultra-processed food dominance and structural...
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Health

UK junk food advertising ban finally launches, but the fight is far from over

The UK's new junk food advertising ban takes effect, and whilst some are praising it, others are saying that it doesn't go far enough.
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A person reaches out to a grocery shop aisle full of junk food. This symbolizes the limited range of choice consumers have if they want to avoid junk food.
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OPINION
Food Systems

Britain’s junk food trap: how corporate power and ultra‑processed diets are rigging our food system, and how to fix it

Britain’s junk food trap: how a rigged food system fuels the UK’s diet crisis, and why putting whole foods first is the only way out.
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Health

How much fibre should you eat everyday? Why most of us fall short of the recommneded intake, and what Rhiannon Lambert’s new book adds

How much fibre should you eat everyday? Rhiannon Lambert’s new book explains why fibre matters and offers practical tips to close the gap for better...
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