UK legislation approved in 2021 and brought into force in 2022 require calorie information to be displayed on menus and food labels for large businesses with more than 250 employees, including cafes, ...

“This report is a systematic review of calorie labelling on energy intake. The strength of this review is that it included 25 studies in high income countries which were mainly randomized controlled ...

“The headline that current CO2 trends will lead to more than 1.5°C of warming is not a new finding. UN Environment has reported repeatedly that current policies lead to emissions far above the ...

A global commission published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology looks at the definition and diagnosis of clinical obesity. Prof Simon Griffin, Professor of General Practice, MRC Epidemiology ...

This global commission report aims to redefine how obesity is diagnosed. The report suggests that looking solely at Body Mass Index (BMI) is not sufficient because it’s not a direct measure of fat, or ...

More than one billion people are estimated to be living with obesity globally. A new global Commission on obesity is being published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology . The commission is led by a ...

When science hits the news agenda, it’s our job to pass on to journalists as much accurate information as we can, as quickly as possible. In order to do this we send out quotes from experts and ...

“The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan offers significant benefits, including enhanced efficiency in public services, the creation of AI Growth Zones, and improved healthcare through faster diagnoses.

Scientists comment on Copernicus data that says 2024 is the warmest year on record and the first year to exceed 1.5 degrees. Dr Friederike Otto, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Environmental Policy, ...

UK Biobank are launching the world’s largest study of the proteins circulating in our bodies, which they say will transform the study of human disease diagnoses and their treatments.