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Blog: Why the updated Nutrient Profiling Model matters – and why we need it now
Obesity Health Alliance member, Dr Kath Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of York and Chair of the Communications Sub-Committee, Association for the Study of Obesity explains why the updating the Nutrient Profiling Model can play a...
Guest Blog: Sugar Intake in the UK – Policies of the Past and Future
Sugar Awareness Week takes place from 17th - 23rd November 2025. Hosted by OHA members Action on Sugar, the week highlights the health risks of consuming too much sugar and advocates for stronger nutrition policies to create a healthier food environment. Lucien White,...
Blog: From Brand to Ban – What Young People Really Think About Energy Drinks
By Prof Amelia Lake, Dr Helen Moore and Grace Stewart Walk into any corner shop, and you’ll see them lined up in the fridge: brightly coloured cans promising energy, improved focus and even hydration. They’re everywhere online too, all over social media feeds... What...
Blog: The 10 Year Health Plan – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Like many others, I have been waiting with eager anticipation for the NHS Ten Year Health Plan. A plan that promised to transform healthcare in England with a health service “fit for the future”, says Christus Ferneyhough, Public Health Registrar ST3 While the plan...
Blog – Brand Advertising: The Next Policy Frontier
The UK Government recently confirmed in Parliament that pure brand advertising, i.e. that does not feature identifiable less healthy products, will be exempt from the new 9pm/online advertising restrictions. Caroline Cerny, previously Director at Bite Back, now Deputy...
Less Healthy Advertising Legislation To Address Child Health
Restricting advertisements for unhealthy food and drink is an essential step towards a healthier food environment, writes Katharine Jenner in the British Medical Journal 11th December 2024 (3 December 2024) The Obesity Health Alliance welcomes the news that children...
Blog: Will Weight Loss Drugs Be The ‘Silver Bullet For Obesity’ They Are Made Out To Be?
The Government announcement this week of an investment from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly to increase access to new weight loss medication has added further speculation as to what the future holds for treating overweight and obesity in this country[1]. Jack...
Blog: Striking the balance with the National Child Measurement Programme
The Obesity Health Alliance is hosting a series of expert blogs in support of the launch of their Local Government Position Statement. Fifth, we hear from Nicola Calder RNutr., Food Active Programme Lead, Health Equalities Group, on the need for well supported and...
Blog: How Local Authorities Can Shape Healthier Food Environments
The Obesity Health Alliance is hosting a series of expert blogs in support of the launch of their Local Government Position Statement. Fourth, we hear from researchers at Teesside University, Professor Amelia A Lake1,3, Dr Claire L O’Malley1,3 and Associate...
Blog: The case for action: Directors of Public Health
The Obesity Health Alliance is hosting a series of expert blogs in support of the launch of their Local Government Position Statement. Third, we hear from Darrell Gale, spokesperson for the Association of Directors of Public Health on Healthy Places and Director of...