25 Mar 2022 Position Statement: Local Powers Influencing Healthy Weight
We have published our latest postion statement exploring what powers local authorities have to influence healthy weight.
Our position statements aim to frame the issue, provide a brief review of the evidence, initiatives or regulations currently in place to tackle the issue and our position/action on the matter. Follow the button below to view and download our latest statement.
Thank you to Anthony A. Robson for supporting the development of this position statement.
Position Statement: Local Powers Influencing Healthy Weight
We have a number of position statements available to view and download, including:
- Sustainable diets
- Price and placement promotions
- School packed lunches
- Children living in food poverty
- The benefits of drinking water
- Outdoor advertising of less healthy food and drink
- Takeaways and healthy weight
- Active travel and healthy weight
- Healthier vending
- Energy drinks
- Health harms of high street giveaways
- Food as a safeguarding issue
- Healthy weight in the early years
- Healthy weight in pregnancy
- Healthy weight in preconception
- Healthy weight and Covid-19
- Weight stigma
- Sugar sweetened beverages
- Junk food marketing to children
- Childhood obesity
You can access these at the following link: https://foodactive.org.uk/category/position-statement/
