Obesity Review Group

The Obesity Review Group has closed. The group brought together a range of experts and partners to take stock of progress in meeting the national ambitions and to consider what more needs to be done.

Role of group

The role of the Group was 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
  • 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)

Minutes

22 January 2014: minutes (PDF, 47.2KB, 5 pages)

26 June 2013: minutes (PDF, 164KB, 4 pages)

Terms of reference

Obesity Review Group: full terms of reference (updated February 2013) (PDF, 49.1KB, 3 pages)