OHA NEWS & BLOG
The Government’s Response to the UK House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee’s Report
The UK Government has published its response to the UK House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee's food and health report Recipe for Health: A Plan to Fix our Broken Food System. The report was published last year based on evidence from...
OHA Comment – ASA Statement on the 9pm and Online Advertising Guidance
In response to the Advertising Standard's Authority statement on its guidance for advertisers on the 9pm and on paid-for online media advertising restrictions, and subsequent call for a further consultation, the OHA has issues the following...
Empowering Communities To Promote Health: Stopping New Hot Food Takeaways From Targeting Children
The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) is supporting today’s announced reforms to the planning system to protect children’s health by preventing new hot food takeaways from opening where children learn and play, or where they may affect the health of...
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...
The OHA Welcomes the House of Lords Report: Recipe for Health
The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee was appointed by the House of Lords on 24 January 2024 to consider the role of foods, such as ‘ultra-processed foods’, and foods high in fat, salt and sugar, in a healthy diet and tackling obesity. Following...