Dec 4, 2025
The Obesity Health Alliance and four other food and farming Alliances are today urging the government to deliver a strong and fair Food Strategy. Earlier this year, the Obesity Health Alliance, alongside Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, Eating...
Nov 25, 2025
The government has today announced an expansion of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), widening it to include sugary milk-based drinks and lowering the lower threshold of the tax from 5g to 4.5g. The Obesity Health Alliance has long called on the government to build...
Nov 20, 2025
Policymakers, public health officials, campaigners, and local food partnerships convened last night at the House of Commons for the Coastal Health Event, aimed at addressing health inequalities and diet-related diseases in the UK’s seaside towns. The event was...
Nov 20, 2025
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...
Nov 4, 2025
NHS Digital has presented findings from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2024/25 school year. It includes children in Reception (aged 4-5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10-11 years) in mainstream state-maintained schools in England,...
Nov 4, 2025
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…...
