Diet & health

Danone has removed Nutri-Score from the packaging of key drinkable products. Image Source: Getty Images/aprott

Why is Danone removing Nutri-Score?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

After a change in Nutri-Score’s algorithm, Danone has announced it will remove the front-of-pack labelling from some of its products. Why?

The study found a range of microbes in food, including many new ones. Image Source: Getty Images/Thomas Barwick

Mapping the ‘food microbiome'

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

New research, which maps the ‘food microbiome’, opens up a range of new avenues for study and points to significant overlap between food and human microbiomes.

Are children’s foods lacking vital nutrients? GettyImages/Plume Creative

Are children’s foods lacking vital nutrients?

By Donna Eastlake

Childhood nutrition is in a state. But is this down to badly-manufactured children's foods or a symptom of a bigger problem? And will parents place the blame with food manufacturers regardless?

Fasting has many health benefits, but it's not all good news. Image Source: Getty Images/Tara Moore

What are the drawbacks of fasting?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Fasting has many health benefits. However, it’s not all good news. Two studies look at some of its potential drawbacks.

Is caffeine damaging to heart health? GettyImages/Cristina_Annibali_Krinaphoto

Is caffeine damaging to heart health?

By Donna Eastlake

New research puts the daily cuppa under the microscope. But how will the food and beverage industry react and what are the NPD opportunities?

Cereals, which much of the world relies on for calories, has fallen in price. Image Source: Getty Images/ArtistGNDphotography

Why are cereal prices falling?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Global cereal prices are falling, and have been for some time. An interplay of global factors have led to this outcome.

What's an open-omnivore and other dietary definitions? Source: Getty

The new term open-omnivore and what it means

By Nicholas Robinson

New names and phrases used to describe consumer bases are regularly coined by the food and drink sector, and open-omnivore is the latest to emerge. But what does it mean?

Health experts link plant-based diet to good gut health. GettyImages-londoneye

Plant-based diet linked to good gut health

By Donna Eastlake

Could two of the biggest trends in the food and beverage sector be powerful allies? And what opportunities could this create for food and beverage manufacturers?

Is the organic label still important to consumers? GettyImages/fotosipsak

Is the organic label still important to consumers?

By Donna Eastlake

From organic vegetables to organic meat, the organic tag has proven popular with consumers for decades. But is the label losing its lustre, and if so, what does that mean for manufacturers?

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