OHA NEWS & BLOG
How Do We Talk About Ultra Processed Food in Policy?
What we eat is determined by the food around us. Health experts, campaigners and researchers agree - we need a food system change. The term ‘Ultra Processed Foods’ has captured public, media and political attention: the Obesity Health Alliance...
OHA Evidence to the Lords Inquiry into Food, Diet and Obesity
The Obesity Health Alliance were invited to give evidence at the opening session of the House of Lords Inquiry into Food, Diet and Obesity. Our Director, Katharine Jenner, gave evidence in person at the first oral evidence session on the 8th...
Healthy Early Years Diets: Achieving the Best Start in Life
The Obesity Health Alliance has a new joint position statement (together with First Steps Nutrition Trust), ‘Healthy Early Years Diets: Achieving the Best Start in Life’ which outlines the next steps the government can take, to create healthier...
Holding us back: tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink
More needs to be done to tackle the unhealthy products driving nearly half a million people out of work. Our new Holding Us Back report released by a coalition of health charities has laid bare the £31bn productivity cost to the economy from...
Recipe for Change – Time for a new industry levy
Recipe for Change is a campaign calling for a new industry levy to help make our food healthier, while raising revenue that can be invested back into children’s health. Recipe for Change is coalition of organisations led by Sustain, The Food...