Nearly half of children are dangerously overweight in parts of Britain, first ever child obesity map shows (£) telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/2…

Brilliant evidence-based website on feeding kids. Fab info, great tools. A must see for all parents with young children, and health professionals involved in their care #childfeeding x.com/emmahaycraft/s…

Fresh, natural, organic, vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, the list goes on... so many terms being used to mislead and market unhealthy foods to the public #KeepItSimple #BalancedIsBest #RealFood #NoFadDiets x.com/kath_dalmeny/s…

'Ultra-processed' products now half of all UK family food purchases theguardian.com/science/2018/f…

Sadly, a new study (bmj.com/content/360/bm…) shows that education through schools encouraging children to exercise more and eat healthily has little effect on children's obesity. It really is time to try stopping the promotion and advertising of junk foods to children.

Move in a right direction - for the first time McDonald's establishes global limit on #calories, #salt, #saturatedfat and added #sugar in Happy Meals - children’s menu which accounts for about 15% of all sales. news.mcdonalds.com/news-releases/…

“Vote with our forks!” 🍴 #ConsumerPower #Consciousness x.com/happiermeal/st…

Our new briefing by Prof. Emma Boyland provides a summary of the compelling evidence linking junk food marketing with childhood obesity obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

29 health leaders have signed a letter to the Times calling for further action to reduce childhood obesity with emphasis on protecting children from #junkfoodads bit.ly/2FfS8b5 thetimes.co.uk/article/home-e…

We know there is an increase in #obesity but focusing on #calories is unhelpful. 400kcals of porridge with nuts or 400kcals of biscuits for breakfast? Which is more filling and nutritious? Let’s start a move to eat nutritious foods more often, listen to our bodies and move more.

Interesting points of view on #skynews Open Source Pledge ⇌ about whether PHE goes too far/nanny-state. Glad to hear support for raising awareness of obesity!

Three in four people want calorie labels on restaurant menus telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/0… via @telegraphnews

Cutting down on meat and dairy is the most important thing you can do to help the planet (and in most cases your health too!) WWF #EarthDay2018 #EveryLittleHelps

This graph shows trends in #meat consumption over time (kg/per capita/per year). The consumption of red and processed meat has been associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer

We may think grabbing a blueberry muffin on the go is quite healthy - but it may contain more than your entire daily intake of sugar bbc.co.uk/news/health-43… @actiononsugar Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive

10 steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk based on 25 years of robust evidence. No myths or fads here🔬📊👩🏽‍🔬#Cancerprevention x.com/wcrfint/status…

"Working in conjunction with campaign group Peas Please and backed by chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver, the plan is to roll out an advertising campaign that will radically alter our perceptions of vegetables." ow.ly/tHf230jdMsg #health #nutrition

Some soft drinks contain too much sugar 👎🏾 The #sugartax will help fight childhood obesity and fund sports 🏀 and breakfast clubs 🍎, helping our kids stay healthy 🙌🏽 gov.uk/government/new…

The @childrensfood campaign is actively seeking parents’ views on junk food marketing to children. Join the Parents’ Jury & take the survey today! sustainweb.org/news/apr18_pjj…

BBC News - London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans TfL 'junk food' advert ban bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…