How the Government’s obesity call to action passes the buck
Obesity: how can we reduce it? The new Government obesity “call to action” makes a lot of the right noises. It correctly identifies the obesity crisis as “probably the most widespread threat to health...
View ArticleThe Responsibility Deal’s poor progress
Food choices are affected by Government policy News that the Government’s Responsibility Deal is floundering just 12 months after it was launched is sad, but not unexpected. Unfortunately the deal –...
View ArticleMinimum pricing on alcohol is welcome
Minimum price on alcohol proposed It’s good to see the government taking action to deal with the health and social problems caused by drinking too much alcohol, which is why we welcome plans revealed...
View ArticleGive It Back, George
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne WCRF is one of the signatories to the Give It Back, George campaign calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to repeal a measure in last week’s Budget that...
View ArticleWCRF attends World Health Assembly
My view of the opening speeches at WHA 2012 The World Health Assembly is the biggest event in the global health calendar. At the start of this week, delegates from 194 member states, as well as...
View ArticleBread leading the way for salt reduction in the UK
Bread leading the way for salt reduction in the UK The average salt content of breads sold in supermarkets across the UK has reduced by 20 per cent in the last decade, new research has found. The 2012...
View ArticleWhy prevention is crucial to stopping the cancer crisis
Every year 81,000 cancer cases could be prevented if everyone in the UK were a healthy weight, ate a healthy diet, and were regularly physically active, World Cancer Research Fund estimates. That’s...
View ArticleWhy healthy lives could prevent thousands of cancers every month
Many of us know at least one person who has suffered from cancer, and have seen the pain that it causes. Every month around 6,750 cancer cases could be prevented if everyone in the UK was a healthy...
View ArticleHow we can prevent cancer with these simple steps
Cancer is a spiralling problem that inflicts misery and pain on patients, their family, and their friends. Diagnoses are estimated to rise, and the disease has been branded an ‘epidemic’. But we are...
View ArticleWe need to be smart and stop “finger wagging” about obesity
Ever walked down a street and felt an almost overwhelming desire to buy pizza? Do you find it difficult to walk past the confectionary aisle in the supermarket without picking up a bar of chocolate?...
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