OHA NEWS & BLOG
A Christmas Wish-List from the Obesity Health Alliance
All we want for Christmas is…. The opportunity for every child to be a healthy weight. That’s not too much to ask for. And while making our Christmas wish come true may be out of the hands of a certain man in a red suit, there are certainly a few...
2019 Election Manifesto Promises on Obesity
By Jamie Hamilton, OHA Public Affairs group With less than three weeks to go until December 12th, the General Election is fast approaching. Over the past two weeks, Britain’s major political parties have been busy setting out their stalls and...
A Healthy Weight Manifesto for the 2019 General Election
Brexit aside, health is shaping up to be the big battle-ground on which this general election will be lost or won. The future sustainability of our country depends on having a strong and healthy population. In order for every child to have the...
Just one TV show can lead to children eating more calories than they need
Hundreds of thousands of children exposed to several minutes of junk food adverts during their favourite TV show Children watching just one episode of Britain’s Got Talent saw over four and a half minutes of adverts for unhealthy food and drinks –...
Statement: National Childhood Measurement Programme data
“Every child has the right to grow up healthy, but these data shows the stark reality is that children are being overwhelmed by a flood of unhealthy food in our environment. The number of children with a weight classified as severely obese is at an...