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Articles tagged with: Obesity
The Government must review their anti-obesity strategy to avoid collateral damage to those living with eating disorders
Health
By Baroness Bull
The Government must review their anti-obesity strategy to avoid collateral damage to those living with eating disorders
The Government has reiterated its intention to label foods with the number of calories they contain, despite a lack of strong evidence linking this to long-term weight loss.
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Health
By Save the Children
A welcome recognition of the needs and challenges faced by families with children on Universal Credit
The National Food Strategy’s recommendation to extend free school meals to more children who need them would go a long way to making sure children get enough to eat.
The obesity strategy must focus on wellbeing and not shame people into losing weight
Health
By Caroline Nokes MP
The obesity strategy must focus on wellbeing and not shame people into losing weight
The population has a whole cannot afford for the Prime Minister’s new drive to fail, but we will have to find new ways to engage with individual mental wellbeing.
The Government’s obesity strategy is the beginning of the road, not the end
Health
By Mary Glindon MP
The Government’s obesity strategy is the beginning of the road, not the end
Seeking to change individual lifestyles alone won’t solve the obesity crisis, we need to address its root causes through a 'whole system' approach.
Providing effective, empathetic support will be essential in Boris Johnson's fight to tackle obesity Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Providing effective, empathetic support will be essential in Boris Johnson's fight to tackle obesity
Providing people with effective, empathetic support – as we’ve been doing at Slimming World for more than 50 years – to eat more healthily and become more active, and to do both in ways they can sustain for the long term, is essential.
Boris Johnson's u-turn on obesity is welcome, but real action must follow
Health
By Alex Norris MP
Boris Johnson's u-turn on obesity is welcome, but real action must follow
After years of inaction, the Government has revealed a plan to tackle the obesity crisis. But we'll judge ministers on their actions, not their words
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Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT supports the ‘Better Health’ campaign but cautions against the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) whole-heartedly supports any Governmental focus on improving the health of the British nation, a goal that BANT has, itself, been campaigning for over the past 20 years.
Boris Johnson considers total ban on online junk food ads in bid to defuse obesity ‘time-bomb’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson considers total ban on online junk food ads in bid to defuse obesity ‘time-bomb’
Ministers are considering an outright ban on advertising junk food online as part of a wide-ranging plan to tackle obesity in Britain.
Boris Johnson set to launch major new anti-obesity strategy in bid to reduce pressure on NHS
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson set to launch major new anti-obesity strategy in bid to reduce pressure on NHS
Boris Johnson is set to launch a major new anti-obesity push in a bid to reduce further pressure on the NHS.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson warned that calorie-counting obesity ‘scare tactics’ will harm recovery for eating disorder sufferers
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Boris Johnson warned that calorie-counting obesity ‘scare tactics’ will harm recovery for eating disorder sufferers
Boris Johnson’s “distressing” anti-obesity plan to make restaurants and takeaways display calories could set back recovery for people battling eating disorders, the Government has been warned.
TV junk food adverts could be banned before 9pm as Boris Johnson eyes anti-obesity drive
Coronavirus
TV junk food adverts could be banned before 9pm as Boris Johnson eyes anti-obesity drive
Television junk food advertisements could banned before the 9pm watershed when Boris Johnson unveils his plan to tackle obesity next week.
Tackling obesity is not just about diet alone, it’s time to get moving
Coronavirus
By Selaine Saxby MP
Tackling obesity is not just about diet alone, it’s time to get moving
Finding ways to be more active in the new normal is a challenge, but important, as the combination of exercise and healthy eating is often the healthiest way to manage weight.
Government has a responsibility to reduce the amount of ultra-processed foods available in the UK
Health
By Natalie Bennett
Government has a responsibility to reduce the amount of ultra-processed foods available in the UK
We have to ask whether companies should be allowed to produce, sell and promote such hazardous substances?
The Government's obesity strategy must support people to change their lifestyles Partner content
Coronavirus
By Slimming World
The Government's obesity strategy must support people to change their lifestyles
It is vital that that the government recognises the unequalled role that Slimming World plays in supporting those who are overweight to make long-term changes and lead healthier and happier lives.
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT Welcomes Boris’ ‘Damascene’ Moment Leading to a Focus on Obesity and Fitness
BANT has campaigned long and hard for the Government and policy makers to put improving the nation’s health at the centre of their health manifesto.
Boris Johnson says he’s ditched ‘libertarian’ position on obesity after coronavirus battle
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says he’s ditched ‘libertarian’ position on obesity after coronavirus battle
Boris Johnson has admitted that he has ditched his “libertarian” position on whether or not the state should help people tackle obesity after his own brush with coronavirus.
Health
By Slimming World
Half of adults with type 2 diabetes report reversing their condition after losing weight, study reveals
This Diabetes Week (8th – 14th June), new research from Slimming World has shown how losing 10% of body weight through changes in diet and activity can help people with type 2 diabetes to reverse the condition.
Slimming World welcomes Boris Johnson's pledge to tackle obesity Partner content
Coronavirus
By Slimming World
Slimming World welcomes Boris Johnson's pledge to tackle obesity
As the Prime Minister demands action to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis, Slimming World, the UK’s leading weight loss organisation, is poised to return to groups as soon as it is safe to do so, to support the millions of people whose weight puts them at the greatest risk of being most severely affected by Covid-19.
Supermarkets can be our allies in tackling the childhood obesity timebomb
Health
By Steve McCabe MP
Supermarkets can be our allies in tackling the childhood obesity timebomb
Supermarkets have a major role to play in the drive to improve the nation’s health, but their potential is yet untapped.