OHA NEWS & BLOG
Press release: Ending online junk food adverts will lead to UK children eating the equivalent of 62 million fewer doughnuts every year – enough to fill 88 skips a week
Leading health organisations are urging the Government to go ahead with a total restriction on junk food adverts online, after a new analysis has revealed the potential health benefits for children. Analysis by the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA)...
International approaches to addressing obesity and improving health
By Leia Clifton, Policy Officer, Obesity Health Alliance World Obesity Day is approaching on the 4th of March - on this day we are encouraged to think about and discuss practical solutions to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight[1]....
Lockdown and the impact on child obesity
In recent weeks OHA, and our colleagues at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have received several requests from journalists for data and comments explaining the impact of lockdown on childhood obesity levels. The simple...
Letter to The Times – 18th December 2020
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 problem of unhealthy multi-buy promotions online
By Leia Clifton, Policy Officer, Obesity Health Alliance In the UK, multi-buy promotional offers, such as buy-one-get-one-free and 3-for-2 deals flood our supermarket shelves. This has led us to spend more buying food products on promotion than any...