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BNF respond to the new report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the full report for public consultation was published.

New Government obesity strategy launched

Monday 27 th July 2020 The Government has today announced a package of measures aiming to reduce the prevalence of obesity. The measures include: The expansion of NHS England weight services aiming to support more people to lose weight. Legislation...

Chief Medical Officer’s report on childhood obesity published today

10 th October 2019 The report Time to Solve Childhood Obesity: an independent report by the Chief Medical Officer, 2019, Professor Dame Sally Davies has been published today. The report highlights the serious impact that obesity is having on children’s...

Sedentary lifestyles increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

7th September 2019 Today, updated Government guidelines on physical activity have been published, continuing the recommendation that for good physical and mental health, adults aged 19-64 should aim for 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical...

SACN report on saturated fats and health published

1 st August 2019 Following a consultation on a draft report, which came out in 2018, the final report on saturated fats and health from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has been published today. The report looks at the effect of...

Government Announcement on National Food Strategy

27 June 2019 Today, the terms of reference for a timely independent review of the UK’s food system has been announced by the government. The review, on behalf of DEFRA, will be led by Henry Dimbleby, co-author of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan....

Public consultation on proposed mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid

13th June 2019 Today the Department of Health and Social Care, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government, and the Department of Health (Northern Ireland) have launched a public consultation relating to their proposal for the introduction of...

NDNS: time trend and income analyses for Years 1 to 9

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey – Years 1-9 of the rolling programme (2008/9 – 2016-17) Time trend and income analysis 24th January 2019 This report out today from Public Health England and the Food Standards Agency looks at trends over the...

Draft report from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) on saturated fats and health: a summary

11 July 2018 This draft report was published for consultation on 8 th May 2018. The article below summarises the findings although it should be noted that this is not the final version of the report. The terms of reference for this report were for SACN...

New report from the World Cancer Research Fund: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective

24th May 2018 This report published today is the third in a series published by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR). Both the previous reports set out a number of cancer prevention recommendations and...

Consultation on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 review

As part of the Childhood Obesity Plan, Public Health England (PHE) was asked by the Department of Health to review the UK Nutrient Profiling Model to bring it in line with current UK dietary recommendations, in particular the changes to recommendations...

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New Government obesity strategy launched

Chief Medical Officer’s report on childhood obesity published today

Sedentary lifestyles increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

SACN report on saturated fats and health published

Government Announcement on National Food Strategy

Public consultation on proposed mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid

NDNS: time trend and income analyses for Years 1 to 9

Draft report from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) on saturated fats and health: a summary

New report from the World Cancer Research Fund: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective

Consultation on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 review

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