School dinners using ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals: School meals in the UK contain lots of highly processed foods, promoting poor health among children...

Losing track of child obesity risks

Tackling child obesity risks becoming "lost amidst reorganisation and delays": Responding to the National Audit Office's report on childhood obesity which found that it is...

Tenfold increase in child obesity

Over the last 40 years, there has been a tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity, according to a new study by Imperial College London...

Rise of Type 2 diabetes in children

There has been an alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes in children - a condition where blood sugar is poorly controlled usually associated with older...