OHA NEWS & BLOG
Guest blog: To reformulate, or not to reformulate; that is the question
Katharine Jenner RNutr, Director of Action on Sugar, discusses the role of reformulation in ‘turning the tide on obesity’ in Sugar Awareness Week 2021 Whether ‘tis nobler to make small improvements to the foods people already buy and eat. Or to...
One year on from the Obesity Strategy: How far have we come, how far to go?
If, as the much-quoted Harold Wilson comment goes, “a week is a long time in politics” then a year is practically a lifetime. And while government policy positions can radically change, over a year, a week or as in as little as three hours, turning...
New Junk Food Advert Ban: Same Old Advertising Industry Proposals
By Dr Mimi Tatlow-Golden, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology and Childhood, The Open University The UK Government has announced plans to significantly restrict online advertising of less healthy food and drinks. A ban on some adverts for...
What’s on the menu? Calorie information – as the Government commits to transparent nutrition labelling in the OOH sector
By Katharine Jenner, Registered Public Health Nutritionist and Campaign Director for Action on Salt and Sugar Despite years of heavy lobbying from the hospitality industry, the government has shown it is serious about addressing obesity and...
Letter to the Prime Minister from health and children’s organisations, academic experts and campaigners
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...