OHA NEWS & BLOG
Blog: 5 reasons why we needed to update the Nutrient Profiling Model
Sonia Pombo, Head of Research and Impact, and Natalie Brabben, Communications Officer at Action on Salt and Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London. With so much recent discussion about the Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM), the debate can...
Government Publishes Long-Awaited Update to Nutrient Profiling Model
Today (27th January 2026) an update to the Nutrient Profiling Model has been published, ending the long wait for this fundamental tool to be brought in line with the latest dietary guidance. The Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) is an important tool...
Blog: Updating the Nutrient Profiling Model is Fair Game
Updating the Nutrient Profiling Model isn’t moving the goalposts - it’s making the game fair, writes our Executive Director, Katharine Jenner... Since the government announced it would publish the updated Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) as part of...
Blog: Why the updated Nutrient Profiling Model matters – and why we need it now
Obesity Health Alliance member, Dr Kath Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of York and Chair of the Communications Sub-Committee, Association for the Study of Obesity explains why the updating the Nutrient Profiling...
Open Letter to Secretaries of State Urges Tougher Junk Food Advertising Rules to Protect Children
The Obesity Health Alliance has written to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Culture, Media and Sport to welcome the introduction of the Less Healthy Food and Drink Advertising Regulations, and call on the government to...