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Nutrition and health
No sugar-sweetened soft drinks in secondary schools by end of 2018
The European soft drinks industry has committed to stop offering sugar-sweetened drinks for sale in secondary schools across Europe and to provide only no-calorie and low-calorie options by the end of 2018.
Spain’s contribution to global agri-trade
Global trade has its ups and downs and the numbers involved are often difficult to comprehend. EURACTIV's partner EFEAGRO visualises EU agri-trade, with a focus on Spain's contribution, in this infographic.
Milan Expo explores fortified food as solution to malnutrition
Est. 4minFortified foods could become part of the solution to malnutrition and address food security concerns, according to experts at this year's Milan Expo. EURACTIV reports from Milan.
Germany needs national strategy to tackle diabetes epidemic, experts say
Est. 4minDiabetes is a growing threat in Germany, with experts criticising the country’s negligence in dealing with the disease, and calling for the creation of a national diabetes plan to prevent it from spreading further. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Commission applauds beer industry’s move on labelling
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Beer drinkers across Europe will soon be able to find out the detailed calorie and nutrition content of their drinks after four of the world's biggest brewers announced last week that they will make the information available.
Consumers in the dark over alcoholic drinks content
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Consumer knowledge about the nutritional value and ingredients contained in alcoholic beverages is limited, according to a new survey published last week.
Commission opens inquiry into Danish ‘fat tax’
Est. 3minThe European Commission suspects that Denmark's so-called 'fat tax', introduced in 2011 but scrapped a year later, could be considered illegal state aid.
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‘Fat taxes’ do work, EU report finds
Est. 3minSpecific taxes on sugar, salt or fat do cause reductions in consumption, the European Commission found in a new report. But higher taxes may also merely encourage consumers to go for cheaper products, it warned.
EEA urges for ‘systemic’ approach to environment, health concerns
Est. 4minGovernments need to study the connections between health and environmental concerns, which could save them money and improve societal well-being over the longer term, according to the European Environment Agency.
UN says diet a greater threat to health than tobacco
Est. 3minThe United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, has called for a global agreement to promote healthy eating habits, saying "unhealthy diets are now a greater threat to global health than tobacco."
Parents overlook child obesity, research suggests
Est. 2minAround half of all parents are blind when it comes to their own children's obesity, and many are actually worried that the children are underweight, new Swedish research claims.
France launches nationwide public health study
Est. 2minThe French government has given the go ahead for a wide study of public health, which will complement the European Health Examination Survey. EURACTIV France reports.
European obesity on the rise: Study
Est. 3minA new study from France shows that obesity is on the rise across Europe. What is to blame? Poor eating habits, stress and a lack of physical exercise. EURACTIV France reports.
EU merges milk and fruit school scheme to combat child obesity
Est. 3minTo promote healthier lifestyles and combat obesity among school children, the European Commission has proposed to bring two separate EU schemes on milk and fruit together under a joint framework.
New global food table: Europe feasts while Africa fasts
Est. 6minThree northern European countries enjoy the planet’s cheapest, healthiest and most plentiful diets according to a new Oxfam ‘Good Enough to Eat’ index, while three African countries have the worst.
Health experts call for EU to move on eating habits
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / Health campaigners are calling for the European Commission to take action to alter people’s eating habits and curb rising obesity, but officials are wary that such a move may expose them to “nanny state” complaints, sources say.
Humble potato ‘must go to Africa’, Germany insists
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Partnering with the private sector, Germany wants more potatoes to take root in Sub-Saharan Africa in an effort to address chronic food shortages. But development aid groups are sceptical about mixing business interests with public funding.
Europe tries new recipe to combat hunger in Ethiopia
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Learning from past crises, the European Commission has changed tack on its approach to food security in the Horn of Africa, focusing on resilience to droughts and supporting diversification in local farming production.
German Food Partnership brings private sector to the table
Est. 8minSPECIAL REPORT / The German government speaks of a paradigm shift in development policy, where the public and private sector partner with local farmers to fight hunger in the developing world. But NGOs have called the German Food Partnership (GFP) deceptive, saying it will support industrialisation without helping the poorest farmers.
Women to spearhead next ‘Green Revolution’
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Nearly one billion people suffer from chronic hunger worldwide. To sustainably feed a growing world population, the United Nations, farmers' organisations and numerous NGOs are calling for a new ‘Green Revolution’ that would empower small farmers – especially women.
French development aid neglects nutrition, say MPs
Est. 4minFrance was urged to step up efforts to tackle malnutrition in developing countries on World Food Day this week, with lawmakers and aid activists stressing the direct link between nutrition and infant mortality.
EU policymakers push for action on obesity
Est. 4minObesity-related illnesses have become such a problem in Europe that they have reached the top political level, with even the EU council's Lithuanian presidency vowing to raise the issue at upcoming ministerials.
Working mothers don’t make obese children: Study
Est. 4minContrary to widely-held assumptions, children are not more at risk of becoming obese if their mother works full-time, according to new research.
EU-sponsored research seeks healthier processed foods
Est. 3minThe European Commission plans to combat many obesity and nutrition-linked lifestyle diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes and certain cancers, by reducing the content of sugar, salt or trans-fat in processed food without using additives.