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 6, 2020
We are living through the worst public health crisis in a generation, the likes of which most of us in the UK will not have experienced before. The coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on all aspects of our lives, not least the food and drinks we are eating. What...
Oct 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of children exposed to several minutes of junk food adverts during their favourite TV show Children watching just one episode of Britain’s Got Talent saw over four and a half minutes of adverts for unhealthy food and drinks – including pizza,...
Oct 10, 2019
“Every child has the right to grow up healthy, but these data shows the stark reality is that children are being overwhelmed by a flood of unhealthy food in our environment. The number of children with a weight classified as severely obese is at an all-time high and...
Oct 10, 2019
“This bold report clearly lays out how our environment is flooded with unhealthy food and drink and how this is overwhelming families and damaging children’s health. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Professor Dame Sally tackles the issue head on with a series of...
Sep 20, 2019
The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA), a coalition of over 40 health charities, medical royal colleges and campaign groups, is launching a new project to develop a long-term strategy to reduce obesity across the life course. With nearly two thirds of adults currently...
