Research and analysis

Obesity and the environment briefing: regulating the growth of fast food outlets

This briefing paper addresses the opportunities to limit the number of fast food takeaways (especially near schools) and ways to make fast food offers healthier.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 13 November 2013
• Last updated: 25 March 2014
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  1. 25 March 2014

     New date on the front page; page 6, reference to National Planning Practice Guidance; page 7, rewording about health considerations in planning appeals.

  2. 13 November 2013

     First published.

Documents

Obesity and the environment briefing: regulating the growth of fast food outlets

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2013319

PDF, 776 KB, 12 pages

Density of fast food outlets by local authority in England: map and area deprivation chart

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2016237

PDF, 792 KB, 2 pages

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Density of fast food outlets in England: data by local authority and ward

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2016237

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Details

A ‘healthy people, healthy places’ briefing, this briefing also summarises the importance of action on obesity and a specific focus on fast food takeaways, and outlines the regulatory and other approaches that can be taken at local level.

Updated data on the density of fast food outlets by local authority in England was published as an ad hoc statistical publication in October 2016. This is available as:

• a map and a chart displaying the relationship between density of fast food outlets and area deprivation
• a spreadsheet with data by local authority and ward