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Bringing industry together to help consumers to lead healthier lifestyles.

UK shoppers have the highest level of nutrition knowledge in Europe - more than 80% of people are able to identify healthy options using front-of-pack labelling systems. As a responsible industry we are working hard to help ordinary people live healthier lives and choose a balanced diet.

For example, voluntary action by the food industry has been directly responsible for the drop in average consumer intakes of trans fats by more than half. It now accounts for just 1% of food energy intake. And UK average salt consumption fell by 9.5% between 2001 and 2006es.

IGD provides a forum to tackle projects that are better achieved as an industry than by companies or organisations acting alone. The outcomes bring sustainable improvements for the general public.

 

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* Rachel Hackett explains the research beind IGD's new guide to help food businesses provide information to consumers about sugars. *
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* Download IGD's new free guide for food businesses on the role of energy density in helping consumers make healthy choices. *
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* Information and statistics from IGD on Guideline Daily Amounts - the recommended daily consumption of calories, fat and saturates. *
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Latest articles from our experts Latest articles from our experts Latest articles from our experts
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* A healthy, balanced diet
A healthy, balanced diet 13 October 2011
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Rachel Hackett reviews some of the recent work by IGD's Industry Nutrition Strategy Group in the area of diet, health nutrition.
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* Bulking up with veg: why food energy density is important
Bulking up with veg: why food energy density is important 15 September 2011
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As IGD publishes a new free best practice guide on the role of energy density in helping consumers make healthy choices, Rachel Hackett tells us why energy density is important and the work being done around it.
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* Helping consumers reach five-a-day
Helping consumers reach five-a-day 11 August 2011
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IGD has just published a free best practice guide on calculating and communicating fruit and vegetable portions in composite foods. Rachel Hackett looks at why five-a-day is important and what the guide aims to do.
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The role of energy density in helping consumers make healthy choices
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Report of the IGD INSG on development of a best practice guide to calculating and communicating fruit and vegetable portions in composite foods
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Charles Wilson
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* “IGD plays an important role by addressing issues such as diet, nutrition and health, and sustainability.

This is not an easy task given the scale and complexity of the issues involved, yet IGD succeeds in bringing the industry together and informing all parts of the chain”

Charles Wilson
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