May 19, 2017
“The continued emphasis on tackling childhood obesity is welcome – and food labelling and promoting school sport is an important part of that. However, there is also an urgent need to combat the obesogenic environment, including extending existing restrictions...
May 17, 2017
“Children in the UK are growing up in an environment that makes healthy eating hard. Tackling this obesogenic environment must be a key part of any obesity strategy – and commitments to restricting TV advertising of junk food before the 9pm watershed, traffic light...
May 17, 2017
“Obesity, especially in young people, is a major cause for concern across Europe just as it is in the UK. “The next government needs to prioritise tackling childhood obesity with measures like the Soft Drinks Industry, Public Health England’s sugar reduction...
May 8, 2017
“Tackling childhood obesity should be at the heart of any health strategy. We have been clear in our support for the soft drinks industry levy and the sugar reduction programme – and firmly believe that if we really want to protect this and future generations, the...
May 5, 2017
The next Government must get to grips with the UK’s obesity epidemic, or risk plunging the NHS into irreversible financial trouble, warns the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) as it launches its 10 –point policy manifesto today. The number of overweight and obese children...
Apr 25, 2017
“This is a landmark day for children’s health. Reducing our children’s sugar intake is a vital step to tackling devastating high levels of obesity, and can’t happen soon enough. “There is evidence from other countries that show similar measures have helped to reduce...
