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The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government to fix the broken food system and turn the tide ... More

A Labour Government of the future would put wellbeing at the heart of all future policy decisions, as well as place a duty on health ... More

Leeds has become the first UK city to successfully lower the rates of childhood obesity – according to data from the national child measurement programme ... More

Global fitness company Les Mills has teamed up with awards and qualifications body Sports Leaders UK to launch a new partnership, which will support schools, ... More

School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children and their more affluent peers thanks to a lack of ... More

Sugar tax funding distributed to schools will go towards facilities to support physical education and after-school sports clubs, according to the education secretary. Justine Greening ... More

Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”. The government released ... More