Trade, Healthy Eating and Obesity With the future of trade uncertain post-Brexit the first steps towards a UK/US trade deal are currently being taken, with representatives from both countries considering the potential opportunities and risks ... Read More
EFRA Committee tells Government to join the dots between farming and health The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has today (6 June) launched its report, ‘The future for food, farming and the environment’, calling on Government to harness agricultural policy ... Read More
Health & Social Care Committee publishes recommendations for action on childhood obesity Today (Wednesday 30 May 2018) the Health and Social Care Committee has published its recommendations to Government for action on childhood obesity. They span several key areas including: The Childhood ... Read More
22,000 children severely obese when they leave primary school The number of 10 and 11-year-old children classed as severely obese - the most overweight scale - in the final year of primary school is nearly double that of those ... Read More
Restaurant chains lagging behind in sugar reduction programme In 2017, as part of the Government’s Obesity Plan, Public Health England challenged the food industry to reduce the level of sugar in a range of food categories by 20% ... Read More
