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Food Active response to the Times article ‘Boris Johnson launches a new battle on obesity’
According a report in The Times (published 14.5.20, paid for article), it is claimed that the Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson has changed his mind on the need for an interventionist state (or the so-called ‘nanny state’) when
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Food Active welcomes improvements to the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services
Today Food Active has submitted a response welcoming the Government’s proposed changes to the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services. The consultation is part of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan: Chapter 2, which was published last June. Whilst
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Deliveroo dishes out junk food deals to the obese – Food Active response
As reported in The Sunday Times article ‘Deliveroo dishes up junk food deals to the obese’ (12.05.19), we agree that third-party delivery companies such as Deliveroo, UberEats and JustEat are further exacerbating the UK’s obesity epidemic and levels of health
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New research from Food Active and the UK Health Forum shows unhealthy food and drink options dominate choices at non-food retail environments
Timely new research undertaken by public health charities Food Active and the UK Health Forum has revealed the extent of sweets, chocolate, sugary drinks and biscuits across non-food retail outlets, with two fifths (41%) of non-food retailers also engaged in
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Food Active’s North West Consultation Event: Restricting price and placement promotions on less healthy food and drink
This week we welcomed leading experts to discuss the ongoing consultation to restrictions to less healthy food and drink by price and placement. The meeting was held in response to the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s
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Guest Blog: Obesity and cancer – what do we know?
Maxine Lenza is World Cancer Research Fund’s (WCRF) Press and Communications Officer. She gained a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of Exeter, and she has an MSc in Science, Technology and Society where her thesis looked at public
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Guest blog: Childhood obesity – personal responsibility or environmental curse?
Dr Rob Noonan is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Children’s Physical Activity at Edge Hill University, Twitter: @RobJNoonan Email: Robert.noonan@edgehill.ac.uk In England there’s a steep social gradient to childhood health including obesity (Noonan & Fairclough, 2018), and this continues
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Guest blog: How should foods available from vending machines change to help with obesity prevention?
Dr Angeliki Papadaki is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at the Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol. Her research focuses on understanding the factors that influence dietary behaviour and developing and evaluating strategies to
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Food Active responds to the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report
Today Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, published her annual report for 2018 recommending a series of measures to help support people make healthier choices. We are pleased to see a number of recommendations made today in the Chief Medical
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Liverpool City Council and Partners sign the Local Government Declaration on Healthy Weight
Today Liverpool City Council are the 15th council to sign up to the Local Government Declaration on Healthy Weight, confirming their council’s commitment to promoting healthy weight in all policies. The declaration has been signed by Cllr Paul Brant, Cabinet
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