The Weight problems Well being Alliance have been invited to offer proof on the opening session of the Home of Lords Inquiry into Meals, Food regimen and Weight problems.
Our Director, Katharine Jenner, gave proof in particular person on the first oral proof session on the 8th February 2024, alongside Alliance members Anna Taylor, Fran Bernhardt, Business Determinants of Well being co-ordinator at Maintain.
Katharine spoke to the next factors:
- What are the important thing limitations to consuming a nutritious diet?
- What are the commonest diet-related well being points, and to what extent do they happen?
- What are ultra-processed meals (UPFs), how widespread are they in diets in England, and the way helpful is UPF as a definition?
- What are Excessive Fats, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) meals, how are they outlined, and the way widespread are they in diets in England?
- What’s the position and duty of the meals business in diet-related poor well being outcomes akin to weight problems in England?
- How efficient has Authorities coverage been in tackling diet-related weight problems?
- What are the simplest methods and approaches to deal with diet-related weight problems?
You possibly can watch the complete session here on Parliament TV and/or learn the transcript of the session here. Subsequent classes, together with these from our membership organisations, could be considered here.
In addition to offering verbal testimony, we submitted a written response to the inquiry which you’ll be able to learn here.
For additional data, learn our Ultra Processed Food in Policy discussion document, here.
