Scottish charity calls on minister to ‘curb obesity crisis’
The letter urges for regulation to restrict price promotions on food and drink products high in fat, sugar and salt.
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Government unveils new plans to tackle childhood obesity
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled new plans to halve the number of obese children by 2030.
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Gov’t streams £5m into obesity research unit
The Department of Health has announced £5 million of funding for a new obesity policy research unit at University College London, alongside plans to cut calories in some foods to reign in the rising trend of childhood obesity.
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NHS to ban sugary drinks in hospitals
Sugary drinks are to be banned in hospital shops from next year unless suppliers voluntarily take decisive action to cut their sales over the next 12 months, NHS England has announced.
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PHE sets sugar targets to help fight obesity
Public Health England (PHE) has published new guidelines designed to cut the amount of sugar in nine products categories, including yoghurt, breakfast cereals and biscuits, under a bid to reduce consumption by 5 percent this year and overall by a fifth by 2020.
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