The role of the Obesity Review Group is to:
- consider and interpret national statistics on excess weight;
- share evidence and experience of initiatives to address or prevent excess weight and of the wider obesity landscape; and,
- advise on opportunities for research and support in the future for DH and others to consider.
Membership
- Dr Jessica Allen (Institute of Health Equity)
- Louise Ansari (Diabetes UK)
- Prof Paul Aveyard (University of Oxford)
- John Byrne (Leicestershire & Rutland County Sports Partnership)
- Catherine Collins (British Dietetic Association)
- Sue Davies (Which?)
- Prof Chris Drinkwater (NHS Alliance)
- Professor Kevin Fenton (Public Health England)
- Prof Nick Finer (University College London Hospitals)
- Prof David Haslam (National Obesity Forum)
- Zoe Griffiths (Weight Watchers Europe)
- Prof Andrew Hill (University of Leeds)
- Philip Insall (Sustrans Ltd)
- Professor Susan Jebb (University of Oxford)
- Melanie Leech (Food & Drink Federation)
- Paul Lincoln (UK Health Forum)
- Prof Ian Macdonald (University of Nottingham)
- Prof Marie Murphy (Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute)
- Andrew Opie (British Retail Consortium)
- Sanjay Pathak (Alliance Healthcare)
- Dr John Radford (Director of Public Health, Rotherham)
- Dr Abdul Razzaq (Director of Public Health, Greater Manchester)
- Martin Smith (Ealing Council)
- Prof Terence Stephenson (Academy of Medical Royal Colleges)
- Prof Jonathan Valabhji (NHS England)
- Prof Jane Wardle (Weight Concern)
- Carolyn Garland (Royal College of Midwives)
- Member to be confirmed (Local Government Association)