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Five Key Learnings from the OHA’s Manifesto Process

Five Key Learnings from the OHA’s Manifesto Process

Following the publication of the Obesity Health Alliance’s Manifesto for the next General Election, our Government Affairs Lead, Alfie Slade, reflects on the process and what learnings we can share with our members. What's the point of a manifesto? It is a question...

OHA Response to Multi-Buy Promotions Delay

OHA Response to Multi-Buy Promotions Delay

The Government has announced it will further delay the introduction of restrictions on multibuy price promotions on foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar. Last week, the Prime Minister committed to cutting NHS waiting lists by reducing obesity - in 2019/2020,...

Storing Up a Crisis: Urgent Action Needed on Childhood Obesity

Storing Up a Crisis: Urgent Action Needed on Childhood Obesity

Evidence shows that children living with overweight and obesity now risk serious life-limiting and life-threatening health problems later in life.  Jennifer O’Mara, World Cancer Research Fund International's Policy & Public Affairs Officer reflects on the launch...

Outdoor Advertising: A major loophole in food marketing restrictions

Outdoor Advertising: A major loophole in food marketing restrictions

Guest blog by Amy Finlay, PhD student at the University of Liverpool   At this time of year, it’s hard to escape food marketing. Everywhere we turn there are TV adverts, social media posts and bus shelter posters promoting a wide variety of mouth-watering,...

Whatever happened to the updated Nutrient Profiling Model?

Whatever happened to the updated Nutrient Profiling Model?

Faced with a conversation about the ‘nutrient profiling model’ it is likely that most people’s eyes would glaze over. Even more so if we started to explain that it is a complex algorithm based on a scoring system that weighs up the contribution of seven different...

Guest blog: To reformulate, or not to reformulate; that is the question

Guest blog: To reformulate, or not to reformulate; that is the question

Katharine Jenner RNutr, Director of Action on Sugar, discusses the role of reformulation in ‘turning the tide on obesity’ in Sugar Awareness Week 2021 Whether ‘tis nobler to make small improvements to the foods people already buy and eat. Or to take arms against...