A recent report “Maternal Obesity in the UK: Findings from a National Project” has revealed the prevalence of severe maternal obesity (BMI ≥35) in the UK. The prevalence of women with a BMI ≥35 at any...

A new “Survey of salt levels in soup in catering establishments on the island of Ireland”, funded by safefood, provides a snapshop of the salt content of ready to eat soups available on the island. Ke...

A recent study in The Lancet, about using BMI, waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio to predict risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), has received a lot of media attention. The study found that BM...

The Food Standards Agency has published the first wave of an extensive new survey called “Food and You”, which reveals information about people’s behaviour and attitudes towards food issues such as fo...