On 1st April we sent a letter to Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, signed by 97 UK health and children’s organisations, academic experts and individual campaigners to encourage him to move ahead with landmark plans to remove junk food adverts from online platforms...
The following letter was sent to The Times in response to an op-ed by an employee of the Adam Smith Institute ‘Think Tank’ on 16th December. Dear Sir, Morgan Schondelmeier’s article for Times Red Box (Obesity: online ban for high-fat foods is not the...
“These results are disappointing, but not surprising. It’s clear from this report that the food industry is unable or unwilling to reformulate voluntarily and it’s now time for a different approach. The significant sugar reduction seen in milk based drinks, shows that...
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...
All we want for Christmas is…. The opportunity for every child to be a healthy weight. That’s not too much to ask for. And while making our Christmas wish come true may be out of the hands of a certain man in a red suit, there are certainly a few gifts the new...
86% of public say childhood obesity is a ‘serious problem’ as leading health campaigners warn faster progress is needed to protect children from health risks of obesity One year on from the publication of the Government’s landmark childhood obesity plan: chapter 2,...
