Parents could be warned over child obesity
News Article 22 October 2007
The Department of Health is considering plans to send warning letters to parents if their children are found to be obese.
Parents to get warnings over obese kids
Press Review 22 October 2007
The Times reports on its front page of plans to issue formal warnings to parents of obese five-year-old children.
Warning over obesity epidemic
Press Review 17 October 2007
More than half of adults and a quarter of children will be obese by 2050, the Telegraph reports.
Most people obese by 2050, experts warn
News Article 17 October 2007
Public health minister Dawn Primarolo has said the government will take action to tackle obesity after experts warned that a majority of Britons would be overweight by 2050.
Brown to act on childhood obesity
News Article 15 October 2007
Gordon Brown has announced extra cash for school sports in a bid to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity.
Balls warns over obesity
Press Review 15 October 2007
Schools, children and families secretary Ed Balls tells the Guardian that schools must do more to halt the growing obesity crisis.
Television Advertising (Food) Bill [HL]
Legislation 7 February 2007
Synopsis
MPs want 'obesity tsar'
Press Review 25 January 2007
Senior MPs have said efforts to tackle the obesity epidemic in children are confused, slow-paced and hampered by ministers' attempts to stay friendly with the food industry.
Obesity strategy 'confused' and 'dithering'
News Article 25 January 2007
A key committee of MPs has slammed the government's childhood obesity strategy as "confused" and "dithering".
Christmas
Policy Consultation 27 December 2006
Synopsis
Government aims to tackle fat Britain
Press Review 11 October 2006
Figures released by the Department of Health yesterday show Britons to be the fattest people in
