Prof Rachel Batterham thinks obesity can only be tackled with concerted cross-government action, Les Bright says the Tories should be used to dealing with admin problems, while Peggy Thomas says obese people are not greedy, they are poor
Sir Michael Marmot is right to say that the government’s national food strategy won’t tackle the obesity crisis (Food plan unlikely to beat obesity crisis, leading UK inequalities expert warns, 13 June).
Obesity is a complex, multi-factorial disease that can only be truly tackled with concerted cross-government action. Given the government’s recent delay on banning multibuy junk-food deals and advertising these products before the watershed, the promise that the upcoming health disparities white paper will set out further detail on food and diet may be met with some scepticism.
