The Weight problems Well being Alliance had been invited to present proof on the opening session of the Home of Lords Inquiry into Meals, Weight loss program and Weight problems.
Our Director, Katharine Jenner, gave proof in individual 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 obstacles to consuming a nutritious diet?
- What are the most typical 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 accountability of the meals trade in diet-related poor well being outcomes reminiscent of weight problems in England?
- How efficient has Authorities coverage been in tackling diet-related weight problems?
- What are the best methods and approaches to deal with diet-related weight problems?
You may watch the total session here on Parliament TV and/or learn the transcript of the session here. Subsequent periods, together with these from our membership organisations, will 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 info, learn our Ultra Processed Food in Policy discussion document, here.
