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Boris Johnson’s new health strategy is undermined by stress on ‘individual responsibility’, experts say
Retailers in England must stop using prominent locations to promote products high in fat, sugar or salt by October
Pandemic puts tackling obesity back in focus as shareholders urge action
Development could advance global efforts to tackle vitamin D deficiency affecting around 1bn people
Crackdown on free soft drink refills and limits on junk food advertising also postponed
Agriculture and veterinary industries concerned about risk of British livestock contracting diseases from the EU
It is right to regulate companies that managed to convince us ultra-processed stuff is nutritional
US maker of brands including Rice Krispies says it is being unfairly penalised
Advocates of intermittent fasting say it makes you sharper and slows ageing. But when does it become dangerous?
Employers are starting to offer coaching to staff in an effort to manage Type 2 diabetes — one of the US’s costliest diseases
Start-ups from Silicon Valley to Singapore say tomorrow’s milk will come from labs, not cows — and that the planet will be better off for it. Are they right? Plus: funding wrangle hits America’s black farmers; Colombia’s state-of-the-art bean bank
World’s largest ice-cream maker pledges to assess performance against six measures
In this joint commission from The Lancet and Financial Times on Governing Health Futures 2030, we explore how AI and other digital advancements are being harnessed to improve healthcare in the world’s poorest regions
Despite sales growth falling in the US and UK, an extra $3bn was invested into the sector in 2021
Some 5,000 tonnes of the white stuff is likely to go down the drain after planners overshoot the mark
Group seeks to capitalise on changing diets and consumer worries about carbon emissions
Other countries may reap the benefits, jobs and profits of pioneering techniques from British scientists
Being promoted as a sustainable protein of the future, but can enough lab-grown meat be made to feed the world?
The pandemic highlighted weaknesses in global health systems but has spurred a powerful response. Plus: how climate change risks backsliding on gains against malaria; long Covid perplexes researchers; new HIV treatments in the pipeline; why the fight against antimicrobial resistance is making slow progress
Being overweight not only increases risk of infection for coronavirus, but for cardiovascular conditions and cancers too
Once ‘meat’ can be manufactured convincingly, those who own the IP will want you to consume much more of it
World’s biggest producer says no risk to humans after confirming ‘atypical’ incidents in two states
The epidemiologist on tracking the virus’s symptoms, how diet affects disease — and what he plans next
Start-up that grades products’ nutritional value and environmental impact has upset charcuterie makers
A tax on sugar and salt in food would be a world first and is more necessary than ever
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