Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choices
The growing prevalence of obesity in the UK is partly the result of well-intentioned but counterproductive policy choices made by successive governments over several decades.
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Tackling obesity in the UK Â»Tackling obesity in the UK
Causes of obesity Â»Causes of obesity
Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choices
Giving obesity a disproportionately low public health priority Â»Giving obesity a disproportionately low public health priority
Overseeing a decline in physical activity Â»Overseeing a decline in physical activity
Subsidising the production of sugar and fat Â»Subsidising the production of sugar and fat
Allowing an asymmetry of information on food, nutrition and health Â»Allowing an asymmetry of information on food, nutrition and health
Insufficient countervailing checks to oligopoly in food supply chains Â»Insufficient countervailing checks to oligopoly in food supply chains
Advice to shift to low-fat diets may have been counterproductive Â»Advice to shift to low-fat diets may have been counterproductive
Barriers to change Â»Barriers to change
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