OHA NEWS & BLOG
Two Years on From Turning the Tide: Out at Sea, but Our Navigation Is Set
Nearly two years on from publication of the Obesity Health Alliance's 'Turning the Tide - a 10 year Healthy Weight Strategy', former OHA director Caroline Cerny (now Director of Policy and Engagement at Bite Back 2030) reflects on the process and...
Raise a glass to the Sugary Drinks tax – 5 today!
Five years on from the implementation of the soft drinks industry levy, our Director Kat catches up with Ben Reynolds from Sustain, to discuss their reflections on the impact of the levy, and whether this success could be mirrored. 1)...
The OHA Welcomes NICE Guidance on Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today (8th March 2023) released a recommendation that the drug semaglutide could be prescribed, under the guidance of healthcare professionals, to those who have the highest risk of ill...
OHA Publishes Health Inequalities Position Statement
The Obesity Health Alliance is proud to announce that today we are releasing our Health Inequalities Position Statement. This document outlines the key evidence on the relationship between excess weight and inequalities in health outcomes for a...
An ‘Attack on Health’: Alliance Responds to Delay of Advertising Restrictions to 2025
The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA), representing health charities, medical organisations, health professionals and thousands of patients, is outraged that the Prime Minister is abandoning children’s health by delaying the Government’s 9pm watershed ban on TV and online junk food advertising, until October 2025.