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Graham MacGregor obituary

Medical researcher and health advocate who challenged the food industry to use less salt and sugar

The Guardian - UK

Extend success of UK sugar tax to cakes, biscuits and chocolate, experts urge

Exclusive: Co-author of analysis for WHO calls on government to control the food industry rather than being subservient to it

The Guardian - UK

Coffee chains’ ‘shake and cake’ can contain 39 teaspoons of sugar – survey

Action on Sugar is urging the Government to extend levies to encourage manufacturers to reduce excessive levels of sugar in their products.

The Independent UK

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Should I worry about my salt intake?

Salt, AKA sodium chloride, has been used to preserve food and enhance flavours for thousands of years. Can it really be a health hazard?

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call on Government to make salt reduction a ‘priority’

Researchers claim reducing the nation’s salt intake could save thousands of lives per year.

The Independent UK

‘A future worth fighting for’: five health experts on the state of the NHS at 75

Ideas for improving standards of care include robotics, more time for GP consultations and a tax on salt

The Guardian - UK

Axing two-for-one junk food deal bans ‘unforgivable’, campaigners warn

TV doctor Chris van Tulleken branded suggestions the ‘light-touch’ regulation would restrict consumer choice ‘ludicrous’.

The Independent UK

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Constant craving: why we can’t shake the salt habit

We know it’s bad for us, so why can’t we stop sprinkling it? By Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Salt in sliced breads exceeds crisps, say health campaigners

Government should act to force bakers to reduce excessive salt content for public health, says Action on Salt

The Guardian - UK

Three in four sliced bread products as salty as bag of crisps, campaigners warn

Action on Salt is calling for mandatory salt reduction targets.

The Independent UK

New diabetes drugs do not tackle root causes of obesity, experts warn

Doctors say preventing obesity by avoiding unhealthy food is better than trying to reverse its effects

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to clamp down on ‘misleading’ baby food pouch health claims

Action on Sugar analysed almost 100 baby and toddler breakfast products, finding they contained up to four teaspoons of sugar.

The Independent UK

Three in five people do not support a delay to junk food ban – poll

The Government is reviewing its anti-obesity strategy for England.

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