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Dr Jean Adams Senior University Lecturer in Dietary Public Health Research University of Cambridge   Last week celebrity chef Jamie … Continue reading “Guest Blog: Dr Jean Adams discusses junk food marketing restrictions”

Birds Eye has today committed to increasing TV and online advertising for vegetables by 42% to £4.8m until December 2019. … Continue reading “Birds Eye pledge to increase veg appeal for kids”

New report calls for more action on childhood obesity ‘deprivation gap’ Evidence shows childhood obesity is driven by the environments … Continue reading “Bite Size: Breaking down the challenge of inner-city childhood obesity”

Today the Food Foundation and the End Hunger UK Coalition released new figures showing that 16% of adults and 23% … Continue reading “Food Insecurity & Obesity: Measurement is the missing link”

  Campaign calls for dedicated advertising fund to improve the image of vegetables Healthy January stops here as the annual … Continue reading “UK’s annual fruit and veg advertising budget used up just 19 days into the new year”

On 22nd November 2017, the Food Foundation held an event in parliament to launch two reports, Farming for 5 A … Continue reading “Farming for the future of 5-a-day”

TODAY in parliament, Emma Lewell-Buck MP will be giving a first reading of the Ten Minute Rule Bill on the … Continue reading “What gets measured, gets mended!”

21 November 2017 Today, a parliamentary inquiry will be launched to gather vital information on the urgent issue of childhood … Continue reading “Children’s Future Food Inquiry”

      New fund launching today to market vegetables to children Supported by Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & Dr … Continue reading “Veg Power Fund: A new initiative to inspire our kids to eat more vegetables”

As the food and drink industry faces the uncertainty of Brexit head on, will health and obesity get lost in … Continue reading “The food industry and Brexit: Will health and obesity get lost in the fray?”