Latest National Child Measurement Programme data published today, highlighting worrying trends including the highest obesity prevalence seen in reception since measurements began in 2006 to 2007 (exc. pandemic peak) Read our full response here ⬇️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/11/04/o...

Our latest paper explores a question that’s been quietly brewing in school corridors, corner shops, and online spaces: What do energy drinks mean to young people? In this study, we listened to the voices of children & young people in North East England—hearing not just what they consume, but why.

Looking forward to this session tomorrow, featuring our very own Exec Director Katharine Jenner and a fantastic set of panelists. Make sure you tune in from 9:30am tomorrow for this important and timely discussion - link to watch here ⬇️ parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

📢 Upcoming Parliamentary Evidence Session: How can the Govt help reduce obesity rates? Our Director Katharine Jenner will join a panel of experts on 5th November to examine ways that the Govt could intervene in the food system to ⬇️ rates of obesity. 1/2

🚨 Killer Tactics 2: Business as Usual 🚨 Our latest report with Action on Smoking and Health and Alcohol Health Alliance reveals how powerful industries are undermining public health policy under the current Labour Government. Read the report here ➡️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/10/23/k...

Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance to spotlight how commercial forces shape our wellbeing. Find out more in our new briefing on the commercial determinants of mental health, developed with @centreformh.bsky.social @aha-uk.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social 👇 ash.org.uk/health-inequ...

Together with @oha-updates.bsky.social, @aha-uk.bsky.social & @ashorguk.bsky.social we're calling on the govt to match the public mood with leadership on health prevention, including on alcohol and junk food. Read more here: obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/05/09/1...

Consortium partners @adphuk.bsky.social and @oha-updates.bsky.social have joined a call organised by @thesoilassociation.bsky.social urging Government to take action to make healthy, minimally processed foods more accessible and affordable. #CDOH www.adph.org.uk/2025/05/adph...

As part of #RecipeforChange, teenagers were asked if they could taste the difference between snacks with different levels of salt and sugar 🧵⬇️ tinyurl.com/4t423c4v @sustainweb.org‬ @oha-updates.bsky.social‬ @foodfoundation.bsky.social‬ @childrensfood.bsky.social‬

🚨 New poll: Public demands bold action on tobacco, alcohol & junk food. With NHS under pressure, 3 in 4 want health over profit. We need a 10-Year Health Plan that puts prevention first.

📄 New study shows that children eat more after watching junk food ads As Katharine Jenner, director of the @oha-updates.bsky.social says, these findings send “a clear message to policymakers: food advertising is driving excess calorie intake in children."

'Brand advertising' 'Alibi marketing' 'Surrogate marketing' 'Brand sharing' - whatever you call it, this is a way for adverts to create brand awareness even if no harmful products are shown. Check out this @oha-updates.bsky.social blog looking at the implications for future policy development:

Big food spent £420 million MORE advertising #junkfood in 2024! Govt MUST stick to 1 Oct deadline for TV & online restrictions & stand up to industry pressure to weaken & delay these regs again. www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @oha-updates.bsky.social @sustainweb.org @biteback2030.bsky.social

Our research with @oha-updates.bsky.social in 2023 and other recent publications have found issues with lack of funding for local trading standards to effectively enforce the legislation in England – meaning the benefits to public health may yet be fully realised...

ASO attended a Parliamentary roundtable yesterday on the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), discussing its role in improving public health through sugar reduction. Great to see @katfoodjenner.bsky.social from @oha-updates.bsky.social on the panel, sharing evidence of its impact and future potential.

We were pleased to organise a Parliamentary discussion on sugar with the APPG for Dentistry and Oral Health and @oha-updates.bsky.social Our Mick Armstrong spoke movingly about the shame and trauma of the families whose children need to have decayed teeth extracted in hospital.

We're joined by Dee Woods @ifanuk.bsky.social and Kat Jenner @oha-updates.bsky.social who underscore that a "just in case" food system is simply unjust - to public health and wellbeing, to producers and the planet. #Sustain25

The good news is the public overwhelmingly supports protecting policy from industries which harm our health, says Kat Jenner of the Obesity Health Alliance in a joint AR 2025 session. Watch in full now at alcohol-review.com [@instalcstud.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social ‪@ashorg.bsky.social‬]

✨ We've produced a special podcast to mark this year's World Obesity Day featuring: Dr Stuart Flint of @universityofleeds.bsky.social Sophie Harris of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Kat Jenner of @oha-updates.bsky.social Our Food Ambassador Penny Walters 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4iq0KKm

Welcome recs from #CMA following an investigation made possible using our infant #formula price monitoring data. ✅Stronger labelling & ad rules ✅Labelling enforcement ✅Sharing the 🔑 message that all infant formula are nutritionally sufficient ✅Plain labels in NHS www.gov.uk/government/n...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social @childrensfood.bsky.social @bmj.com @daynabrackley.bsky.social

Last week I was pleased to host a parliamentary drop-in with the @oha-updates.bsky.social to bring together health charities, royal colleges & professionals. We had important discussions on tackling obesity, improving diets & ensuring better access to healthy food. Thanks to all who attended! 🍎

Parents talk powerfully abt how unhealthy food is packaged & marketed to appeal to kids in today's @radio4rne.bsky.social You&Yours today (starts 41 min) Great interview @oha-updates.bsky.social & Joan Walmsley talking abt linking tax to health as a #RecipeForChange & www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Got the radio on? Our Exec Director, Ben Reynolds, will be on the BBC Food Programme at 11AM this morning talking about broken food policies, and the chance to fix them with the forthcoming UK Government Food Strategy www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 1/2

📊Our #RecipeforChange report shows huge ranges in sugar & salt across similar foods. The sugary drinks levy has driven change - it’s time to extend it to food! 🍪🍰 Report 👉https://tinyurl.com/ydpsjbhz @sustainweb.org @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social @foodfoundation.bsky.social @bhfpolicy.bsky.social

Brilliant to be at the @oha-updates.bsky.social Obesity Health Alliance event with colleagues this week. Great to see so many organisations collaborating on developing great evidence, testing ways to improve dietary quality and supporting policymakers to engage with this important area.

@adphuk.bsky.social President @felly500.bsky.social responds to Local Government Association report. "Closing the health inequality gap needs an ambitious, health in all policies approach." 👀Read full response➡️ bit.ly/4hL6Qol bit.ly/4hNLB5r

ICYMI: Our new paper on the impact of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy is out. 19 months after implementation, we found that households purchased 7.5g less sugar from soft drinks compared to expected - equivalent to a 2.6% reduction. nutrition.bmj.com/content/earl...

News! The public health grant has today received its first significant real-terms increase after a decade of neglect, something we - and others - have long been calling for. But it's still 26% down on 2015/16. More analysis once allocations published later.👀 www.health.org.uk/press-office...

Great to be part of the @oha-updates.bsky.social event today at @ukparliament.parliament.uk, where we spoke with MPs and peers about obesity and cancer prevention @drgiotamitrou.bsky.social @ioanav.bsky.social @melissadando.bsky.social

Brilliant to be down in London yesterday for the @oha-updates.bsky.social Parliamentary Drop In Event! Great to have the opportunity to speak to MPs about our work to promote healthier weight and tackle health inequalities. So great to see other members of the Alliance in person too!

Fantastic to discuss #RecipeforChange campaign with public health minister Andrew Gwynne as part of @oha-updates.bsky.social parliamentary event. We shared latest insight on why & how we can build on #SDIL sugary drinks tax. See latest blog here: www.recipeforchange.org.uk/news-and-blo...

A reminder of this summary of the evidence given, and the recommendations made, on food, diet and obesity by the expert witnesses in this fab 2 part podcast from @houseoflords.parliament.uk www.parliament.uk/business/lor...

For a short summary of the Gov’t response to the House of Lords report, and comments so far from our members - many of whom gave up their time and expertise to give evidence to the inquiry - please see our website. Further analysis to follow. obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/01/30/h...

🆕 Gov’t has responded to the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity report ✍ They acknowledge reducing obesity 'will require reshaping the food environment that has caused the rise in obesity.' 😪 Unacceptably, the response fails to accept any of the new recommendations www.gov.uk/government/p...

🚨 Happening now! We are launching the @wcrforg Blueprint for Cancer Prevention 👉 tinyurl.com/3e7cdy7j A one-stop-shop for policymakers & advocates to drive #cancerprevention policies & create healthier environments for all. @drgiotamitrou.bsky.social @ioanavlad.bsky.social @kateot.bsky.social

📽️ What will healthy eating look like in 2025? Our Senior Business and Investor Engagement Manager Rebecca Tobi featured in Grocer Vision webinar alongside Joanne Lunn from Waitrose, Lauren Woodley of Nomad Foods and Ben Davies from Vypr. Watch in full: tinyurl.com/2ch866m8

▶️ The Advertising Standards Authority to strengthen TV and online advertising restrictions ▶️ Sustain and @oha-updates.bsky.social have successfully called for stronger TV and online advertising restrictions for unhealthy foods and drinks

Following the @bbcrichardmoss.bsky.social discussion on BBC Politics North... an article discussing the use of planning to shape childhood obesity @adphuk.bsky.social @fuseonline.bsky.social @teessideuni.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#recipeforchange is calling for a tax on unhealthy food companies... Could this be the opportunity!? 🤞 Love working with @sustainweb.org, @oha-updates.bsky.social, @foodfoundation.bsky.social and other on this!!

🔊 Published today, our new Cochrane review on the impact of calorie labelling on people’s selection and consumption of food (including non-alcoholic drinks) and alcohol: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... Short thread below 👇

📢 Join us for the launch of our new Policy Blueprint for Cancer Prevention on 29 Jan 2025 at 2:30 PM GMT. A one-stop-shop for policymakers & advocates, packed with advice to drive cancer prevention policies & create healthier environments for all. 🌍💪https://tinyurl.com/5xvexat3

So brilliant to see many of our valued OHA members showing up on Bluesky - welcome!

Unethical infant feeding service is axed in Tesco climbdown www.bmj.com/content/388/... @skinnock.bsky.social @gwynnemp.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social @bfn-uk.bsky.social @childrensfood.bsky.social #EndExploitativeMarketing

Despite being marketed as healthy options, "growing up" & "toddler" milks & drinks are just sugar sweetened beverages. ⬇️This US law suit should be interesting.... www.aboutlawsuits.com/pediasure-si... #NutSky 🛟

“This government term would be the time that you could turn things around..” says @katfoodjenner.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b503...

So pleased to (briefly!) feature on this podcast series alongside so many of our brilliant @oha-updates.bsky.social members and colleagues.

👇Interesting analysis from @nestauk.bsky.social making a case for tackling multimorbidities simultaneously. At @ashorguk.bsky.social, @oha-updates.bsky.social & @aha-uk.bsky.social we are working together to address cross risk factors of 🚬🍷🍔. More to come in 2025.. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-wi...

Thanks to @admbriggs.bsky.social @charlestallack.bsky.social @davidjbuck.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social and others for taking time to chat through some of this... :)