November 2018
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This seminar focused on the latest policy developments and next steps for tackling obesity in England.
The key discussion points were:
- Assessing progress - opportunities for prevention and driving changes to consumer behaviour - where are we now and what’s working?;
- Next steps - new approaches to tackling obesity and the way forward for policy, including digital opportunities and roles across all sectors;
- The industry perspective - developments in the food and drink sector on producing and promoting healthy alternatives;
- Practicalities - focusing on issues around product reformulation, portion sizing and labelling;
- Marketing policy - assessing developments in food advertising policy and the impact of policy proposals for further restrictions on HFSS food promotion;
- Priorities for improving public health - including the rates of severe obesity in children leaving primary school, inequalities and tackling obesogenic environments; and
- Case study example - tackling obesity in London, with the seminar coinciding with the launch of the London Childhood Obesity Taskforce.
