Nov 17, 2018
Restrictions on the placement of unhealthy food and drinks in prominent locations of supermarkets urgently needed, say health campaigners New analysis by the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) reveals that families are bombarded by promotions for sugary food and drinks...
Aug 14, 2018
But current rules don’t protect children from junk food adverts say health campaigners The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against two brands for adverts for unhealthy food clearly aimed at children. The complaints, submitted by the Obesity...
Mar 22, 2018
Campaigners call for less sugar and clear nutrition labelling as new analysis shows huge variation in sizes and sugar content of popular snack New analysis by Action on Sugar and the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) shows huge variation in sugar content, portion size and...
Oct 11, 2017
Top spending crisp, confectionary and sugary drinks brands put over £143 million[1] a year into advertising their products This dwarfs the £5.2 million[2] annual spend on Government’s flagship health eating campaign Meanwhile the NHS spends an estimated £38 million[3]...
Oct 11, 2016
Stark new figures from the Obesity Health Alliance, released on World Obesity Day, show a looming significant weight gap between the poorest and wealthiest primary-school aged boys living in England. Three in five (60%) of the most deprived boys aged 5-11 are...
Jun 20, 2016
MORE THAN 7.6 million new cases of disease linked to being overweight or obese could be diagnosed in the UK during the next 20 years*, according to the Obesity Health Alliance. If the worrying trend in obesity continues, around 40 million adults in the UK could be...
