Pinki Sahota
@pinkisahota
Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Childhood Obesity at Leeds Beckett University; Views expressed are my own.
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31-01-2014 16:25:40
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New research by Nesta Impact on Urban Health shows cost benefits to society of implementing the obesity strategy in full is estimated to be a staggering £76 billion over the next 25 yrs. We call on Rishi Sunak not to abandon child health. #ChildHealthUTurn bi.team/wp-content/upl…
Please read; the most important piece I've written. Mass poisoning has suddenly killed off most sea life for 30 miles by the Tees. The govt claims it's natural; ind scientists warn it's manmade. The govt is desperate not to inquire too deeply as its freeport policy is at stake.
I just signed this "cease and desist" letter to fossil fuel CEOs from Greta Thunberg, @vanessa_vash, Helena Gualinga, and Luisa Neubauer. It demands an end to the fossil fuel projects that are destroying our planet. Join us! World Economic Forum World Economic Forum #wef23 fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/da…
Yesterday was epic✨ We rocked Westminster and handed in our petition calling on the government to extend #FreeSchoolMeals to all kids living in poverty. Sir Jeremy Hunt MP will you listen to the 258,000 people who signed our petition? Over to you…
FPH, Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), Royal Society for Public Health, SAPHNA and 100 other public health leaders, parliamentarians and charities have written to the Prime Minister to call for urgent action to tackle child food insecurity and provide #HealthyFood4Kids. Read in full: fph.org.uk/news-events/fp…
Today we gave evidence to a House of Lords committee — telling them what it's really like growing up in a broken food system #FuelUsDontFoolUs 🧵👇
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