Junk food high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) is on the industry’s radar. In the UK, rules limiting the location of HFSS foods in shops have already come into play, and it’s expected that more junk food restrictions – including multibuy deals – are on the way.
As food makers work to reformulate HFSS products to comply with incoming legislations, ‘healthy’ food is front of mind. While it’s likely non-HFSS will take a greater market share in the UK, the laws don’t reflect whether consumers want healthy food choices.
So where does ‘health’ fit on the purchase decision hierarchy?…
Living a heart healthy lifestyle
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WHEN it comes to your health, there are a lot of aspects where you can take control. As always, getting your regular check-ups is one thing, but an even more accessible point of control starts at home. Making healthy lifestyle changes can set you on a path for good heart health. In this piece, provided by the Partners Interventional Center of Jamaica (PICJ), Dr Camile Christian talks through the importance of living a heart healthy lifestyle.
PICJ offers a wide array of diagnostic services that can give you a starting point to set your health goals or intervene…
UnitedHealthcare says some NC customers affected by data breach
The health insurance provider sent notices to customers earlier this month.
CHARLOTTE, NC — UnitedHealthcare insurance customers in North Carolina will want to double check their mailboxes to see if their data was affected by a breach that happened earlier this year.
The provider said it identified suspicious activity on the UHC mobile application on Feb. 22, 2023 that may have led to the disclosure of member information. About two weeks later, UnitedHealthcare determined certain parts of customer information were likely to impact. However, the provider stressed Social Security Numbers and driver’s license numbers were not involved.
The information affected…
OVMA Pet Health Insurance Review 2023 – Forbes Advisor Canada
To find the best pet insurance, we reviewed each company’s policy wording and used data provided by PetInsurer.com to score each pet insurance company based on the following:
Pet insurance rates: 40% of score. We calculated average rates for plans with $5,000 or unlimited coverage, a $100 deductible and an 80% reimbursement level, or the closest options available.
Special waiting period: 10% of the score. Many pet insurance companies have a special waiting period for problems such as cruciate ligament issues and hip dysplasia. Plans that had no waiting period, a waiting period of six months or less, or the…
Pfizer Receives AUA Health Science Award
Published: Apr. 29, 2023 at 5:54 PM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
BALTIMORE, April 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that Pfizer Oncology is the recipient of the 2023 Health Science Award for its outstanding support of the educational, scientific and research goals of the AUA and the Urology Care Foundation in urologic cancer.
“We are proud to recognize Pfizer Oncology as the recipient of the 2023 Health Science Award,” said Edward M. Messing, MD, FACS, president of the AUA.(PRNewswire)
“We are proud to recognize Pfizer Oncology as the recipient of the 2023 Health Science Award,”…
TELUS Health reach agreement to comply with the Medicare Protection Act
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TELUS has reached a settlement with the Medical Services Commission of BC over concerns of non-compliance with the Medicare Protection Act.
The telecom giant has agreed to make operational changes to its LifePlus program to ensure conformity.
In December, British Columbia’s Medical Services Commission filed an injunction in BC Supreme Court against TELUS Health alleging the company was breaking the Medicare Protection Act.
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BC health minister announced an agreement made with TELUS Health
The legal action was brought forward over concerns patients had to pay to access LifePlus services currently advertised…
Canada could be training 100 more family doctors this year, but medical residency spots went unfilled
Some 100 family medicine residency training spots will be unfilled across Canada when new physicians start the next phase of their education in a few months — the continuation of an alarming trend that is exacerbating the family doctor shortage in the country and prompting a call to fix what some critics describe as a broken system.
“The concern is there … because it’s an opportunity lost, if you will, around bringing a prospective family physician into the profession,” said John Gallinger, head of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).
The non-profit organization takes students’ top choices of specialties and…
Junk food ads trigger positive emotions, healthy foods not so much
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You might not care about the fast-food commercial shots of juicy burgers or creamy milkshakes, but they might change your beliefs about these items, whereas shots of fresh salads and berries might not, according to a new study.
The research, which appears in the Journal of Health Psychologywas written by University of Michigan (UM) psychology graduate student Lindzey Hoover and Ashley Gearhardt, UM associate professor of psychology.
The researchers found that in adults who did not already hold strong beliefs about how foods affect their emotions, fast-food TV ads for cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets and milkshakes increased…