Nov 9, 2016
Today’s announcement is further recognition of the role sugar plays in the obesity epidemic — and any steps to unsweeten the nation’s diet must be applauded. Hospitals are places people go to be made healthy, so it is absolutely right that they lead by example. It is...
Nov 7, 2016
Obesity is the biggest public health threat facing the UK today and with sugary drinks contributing heavily to the rising levels of obesity, announcements like today’s from Tesco are welcomed by the Obesity Health Alliance and show that the expectation of Government’s...
Nov 4, 2016
Another set of childhood obesity statistics and another bleak picture. Year upon year, we are faced with sobering figures that reveal an increasingly worrying trend — the number of obese and overweight children in the UK is not falling and is in fact rising. “Not...
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...
Sep 9, 2016
These figures show that we all are still eating far more sugar than is good for us. We know eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain and obesity. We need to create an environment that makes it easier to make healthier choices — particularly for our children. That...
Sep 9, 2016
“We welcome this new report from Cancer Research UK. As well as increasing the risk of cancer, being overweight or obese also increases the risk of developing other serious health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease and associated mental...
