Policy paper

Childhood obesity: a plan for action

The government’s plan for action to significantly reduce childhood obesity by supporting healthier choices.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Childhood obesity: a plan for action

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The government’s plan to reduce England’s rate of childhood obesity within the next 10 years by encouraging:

  • industry to cut the amount of sugar in food and drinks
  • primary school children to eat more healthily and stay active

Updates to this page

Published 18 August 2016
Last updated 20 January 2017 + show all updates
  1. Added case studies describing the progress being made by schools, local councils and businesses.

  2. First published.

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