OHA NEWS & BLOG
Response to the publication of England’s first Food Environment Policy Index
“Whilst there is no magic bullet to solving the obesity epidemic, there is a clear consensus on what the priorities should be. A sugary drinks tax, reducing sugar, fat and salt from food and drink and protecting children from exposure to incessant...
Response to the BMJ Open Study on sugar content of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages
“It will be no surprise to most people that soft drinks contain a lot of sugar - but it’s the sheer amount of sugar that will come as a shock to many. Drinking just one can of ginger beer or cola for example, would immediately take you over the...
OHA comment on NHS England’s plans to proposes to cut the sale of sugary drinks on NHS premises.
Today’s announcement is further recognition of the role sugar plays in the obesity epidemic — and any steps to unsweeten the nation’s diet must be applauded. Hospitals are places people go to be made healthy, so it is absolutely right that they...
OHA response to industry reformulation announcement
Obesity is the biggest public health threat facing the UK today and with sugary drinks contributing heavily to the rising levels of obesity, announcements like today’s from Tesco are welcomed by the Obesity Health Alliance and show that the...
Another set of childhood obesity statistics and another bleak picture – response to National Childhood Measurement Programme data
Another set of childhood obesity statistics and another bleak picture. Year upon year, we are faced with sobering figures that reveal an increasingly worrying trend — the number of obese and overweight children in the UK is not falling and is in...