Early Years

The Food Foundation is conducting an in-depth study on early years food and nutrition to investigate how the food system and food policy is contributing to the high levels of overweight and obesity in early childhood.

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We want to ensure that food systems and food policy support every child in the UK to enter primary school well-nourished and a healthy weight. In the lead up to the next general election, we want to raise early years nutrition up the political agenda. Transitioning through the life stages of a family, our Early Years Study will provide a foundation of evidence on which to advocate for better policies impacting early years diet and nutrition.

We've now published three reports as part of a series that has progressed stage-by-stage, through a child’s early years.