Helena O’Donnell is Project Manager of Irish Heart’s advocacy campaign Stop Targeting Kids. Irish Heart works to influence government policy to improve outcomes for people...
Junk food marketing (JFM) employs the use of tactful, strategic and appealing marketing techniques, often tailored to the preferences or demands of different ages or...
Fast food is a broad term which covers a range of foods that can be easily and quickly bought and eaten. Today in the UK,...
On Friday 15th July, supported by Lancashire County Council, Association of Directors of Public Health (NW) and The Association for the Study of Obesity (NW),...
Powers to ban junk food advertising near schools, nurseries and children's centres should be given to councils in a bid to beat the childhood obesity...
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Banning fast food shops near schools “will not be enough” to tackle childhood obesity, according to academics at the University of Hertfordshire; retailers also have...
>Over 30,000 people sign petition to ban junk food adverts before 9pm watershed.< New statistics show the majority of UK parents believe stopping children being exposed...
Burger King has been told it’s “not welcome” to set up a home delivery service in Liverpool by health campaigners. The fast food giant now delivers its...
Food Active is pleased to announce its support for Cllr Tim Beaumont's proposals to Liverpool City Council to reduce sugar consumption across Liverpool....
Liverpool has more obese children than any other city in England, according to a new study. A shocking report looking into how the design of buildings...
More than two thirds of adults in St Helens are overweight or obese, according to new figures. Excess weight data published by Public Health England shows...
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