Jun 18, 2020
By Daniel Hunt, Freelance Consultant in Public Health Policy Given the sheer volume of junk food marketing and promotions we see associated with sport, it’s easy to forget that this type of food is fundamentally unhealthy. For example, at their heart, the energy...
Jun 10, 2020
By Daniel Hunt, Freelance Consultant in Public Health Policy As the COVID-19 pandemic has starkly reminded us, the basic functioning of the economy, and the building blocks of a fair society depend on good health. Many people have been put at greater risk of the virus...
Jun 8, 2020
The Obesity Health Alliance is working with a group of academic and policy experts to develop a long-term strategy to help more people be a healthy weight. This strategy will focus on policy change and will cover both prevention and treatment. Read more about the...
Jun 3, 2020
Emerging research suggests there is a link between obesity and adverse outcomes from COVID-19; and now people want the government to address obesity with policy interventions including those that address the food environment. These include changes to how unhealthy...
May 21, 2020
How food companies are keeping unhealthy food in the spotlight during the pandemic This simple advice on advertising was oozed by (entirely fictional and utterly callous) advertising legend, Don Draper in Mad Men. While he wasn’t specifically advising brands on how to...
