1/ On Tuesday, MPs will vote on legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco.

This is one of the biggest opportunities to help prevent cancer in over a decade.

Excellent organisation to work in! Ideal position for new graduates School Food Matters

Job alert! Come and work with a fabulous group of researchers passionate about transforming food systems to be healthier, fairer and more sustainable. This is a 2 year post - applications close on 16th April.

Our Fuse research with children & young people has been indicating this exposure.
They see it & experience the marketing!

Brilliant work by colleagues 👇🏼 to quantify this & present the evidence!

Shelina Visram Bite Back Children's Food Campaign

This well-conducted trial provides further evidence that e-cigarettes can support smoking cessation.

It also shows people are receptive to smoking interventions being delivered in the emergency department: half of the smokers approached agreed to take part in the trial.

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Brain is very much enjoying some brilliant expert presentations SRNT and the beauty of Edinburgh on the way in!
Anna Gilmore gave a particularly poignant talk SRNT Policy Research Network yesterday 🙌
#srnt2024

👏 BBC News - Junk food ads banned from Sheffield City Council-owned billboards
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

👩‍💼ICYMI - our final paper on our infant feeding project!

What shapes parental feeding decisions in the first 18 months of parenting?

A new paper published in ScienceDirect by researchers Centre for Food Policy and partners identifies the drivers and health implications of such dietary decisions.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Among much debate on yesterday's Spring Budget, this fantastic new article from Cancer Research UK Policy's Ian Caleb (and many others contributing) sets out what it all means for cancer research, prevention and care.

Pls give a read, and v interested in thoughts!
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/03/07/spr…

The framing of this is pretty awful🙄

Better tech, clever use of AI? All for it.

Using someone's step count as a basis for health advice (so you can make the country more money)? Not ideal.

Can we have policy ideas that actually help people, please?🙏

thetimes.co.uk/article/nhs-ap…

New data showing the increase in tobacco use- this is really important and highlights why all MP’s need to support the tobacco and vaping bill.

Cancer warning after big rise in people smoking pipes, shisha and cigars in UK theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

“The issue of smoking isn’t just about cigarettes – all tobacco products are harmful and cause cancer,' says Ian Walker.

The UK Government's Age of Sale legislation must apply to all tobacco products and, if implemented, will be a vital step towards a #SmokefreeUK 🚭

Good opinion piece summarising the key points from the Holding Us Back report by Alcohol Health Alliance UK Obesity Health Alliance ASH.

We need a coherent approach across public health policy so we can create an environment that supports people to live healthier, happier lives.
bmj.com/content/384/bm…

🆕New policy recommendation for health targets for major retailers that could reduce obesity in Britain by approximately 23%.