Despite nutrient reformulation targets, most companies sell unhealthy foods

Food firms in UK failed to meet targets for reducing calories, sugar and salt in their products

A 12-week Better Health campaign to help you lose weight and stay active

Free support and guidance to shed those excess kilos gained during lockdown

Just 70 grams of red or processed meat increases risk of heart disease, diabetes

But increased risk mainly due to higher weight - less significant when BMI accounted for

Previous Covid-19 infection may be protective for 5 months

Some might get re-infected & transmit the virus - should stay at home

Study finds patients with good vitamin D levels half as likely to die of coronavirus

Definitely no harm in taking normal levels of vitamin D supplements - and could save your life

Doctors to prescribe cycling to prevent obesity related hospital admissions hitting 1 million

It's more effective than any drug so why not prescribe it?

Public Health England: Best to take vitamin D during COVID-19 lockdown

Advices on improving health should be considered especially in times of pandemic

No need to get panicked and buy hand sanitisers

They're more effective against coronavirus than norovirus - but must be at least 60% alcohol

UK toughens up precautionary measures against the new coronavirus

Symptoms quite similar to that of seasonal flu, takes 5 days to appear once infected

Life expectancy reduces by nearly 3 years

The goal to live more than 100 years seems to be slowly drifting away

Generation X notorious for drug poisoning and suicide

Stigma may be a reason for their reluctance to seek help

How do you die from the flu?

It's not just a bad cold - it killed 15,000 people in the UK last year

Screening for bowel cancer only after 60 years is not good enough!

Will be able to catch bowel cancer 10 years earlier than now

Five times more fast food outlets in poor areas

Fast food is tastier and cheaper than healthy food, which makes it appealing for people with low income

New LED streetlights can cause lots of health issues

Safety first! Good health is more important than cutting down costs

Poor children now overweight, not underweight

Poor children in Britain are now fatter than wealthy youngsters. Total reversal in weight of the...

10-20 % antibiotics may be prescribed inappropriately

Most inappropriate prescriptions for sore throat, cough, sinusitis and ear infections. The more ...

What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?

Aussie flu or H3N2 is an influenza A virus that appears to cause more severe infections in young ...

One in 10 men aged 50 'have the heart of a 60-year-old'

Since 2015 Public Health England (PHE) are encouraging people to take a simple three-minute onlin...

Middle-aged told to walk faster

Public Health England urge people between 40-60 to start regular brisk walks. 10 minutes a day ...

Obesity link to cancer not well known by public

Three out of four people are unaware being overweight increases the risk of developing 10 differe...

Over-65s in England living longer than ever before

Latest figures released by Public Health England. At 65 men can expect to live for another 19 ye...

Bacteria resistant to antibiotic of last resort found in UK

Colistin resistant bacteria discovered on three UK farms and in samples of human infections. Pre...

Big data’s big issues

Public Health England hosted PHE Data Week; a series of activity focussing on data and its import...

Higher death rate ‘driven by flu’

Life choices ‘behind more than four in 10 cancers’

Air pollution to blame for 60,000 early deaths per year

Air pollution, largely from diesel vehicle road traffic, may be to blame for as many as 60,000 ea...

Antibiotic resistance rise continues