Trade deals must account for public health

Trade deals must account for public health

Jun 19, 2018 | Brexit, News

The Soil Association has claimed that unhealthy eating and obesity in the UK could increase if post-Brexit trade deals do not account for public health. The association’s report, Brexit: Trade, Healthy Eating and Obesity, identifies three risks if the UK is unable to...
Welsh organisations take steps to tackle childhood obesity

Welsh organisations take steps to tackle childhood obesity

Jun 7, 2018 | News

A consortium of organisations in Wales have secured £350,000 of research and development funding to help tackle childhood obesity by using apples in an innovative way. Sustainable food technology specialist Pennotec, based in Pwllheli, has collaborated with Bangor...
FUW Reacts to Childhood Obesity Plan

FUW Reacts to Childhood Obesity Plan

Jun 4, 2018 | News

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is warning that the recommended fiscal measures outlined in the Commons Health Committee Childhood Obesity Plan could have detrimental and far-reaching implications for the Welsh dairy sector. The Government is expected to publish a...
Government invests £5 million in obesity policy research unit

Government invests £5 million in obesity policy research unit

Sep 4, 2017 | News

The Department of Health has announced £5 million of funding for a new obesity policy research unit at University College London. One year on from the launch of the childhood obesity plan, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Obesity Policy Research Unit...