Public Health England
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Sugar tax still a possibility
JAMIE OLIVER doesn’t believe a tax on sugar drinks has been written off just yet with the prime minister keen to interrogate all possible options. In an enthralling appearance in front of the House of Commons health committee yesterday, the… Read More
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Childhood obesity ‘closely linked’ to affluence
A CHILD IN reception class in Barking and Dagenham is over two-and-a-half times more likely to be obese than a child of the same age in Richmond upon Thames, only 18 miles down the road. Meanwhile, a five-year old in… Read More
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Public health at top of Soil Association agenda
LEADING EXPERTS from education and the public health sector gathered last week at the annual Soil Association conference, under that banner ‘Good Food for All’. The conference, which took place on from the 9th-10th October in London, focused on… Read More