London has more overweight and obese children than New York, Sydney, Paris or Madrid. More than a third are overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school.
All London councils have new plans to tackle childhood obesity and are putting these into action. But we need to work smarter, faster and harder.
Our environment makes it harder for families to make healthy choices. We want all Londoners to join the Great Weight Debate and tell what changes they think will help children and families lead healthier lives.
These slides provide a snapshot of the childhood obesity problem in London</a>, including childhood obesity rates, the causes, impacts on individuals and communities and action being taken by the Association of Directors of Public Health bring about change.
This 2014 London Health Commission report compares obesity in London with other global cities and includes case studies of initiatives to tackle obesity in other cities.
Download the Sugar Smart app for free to see the number of sugar cubes in every day food and drink.
Find healthy food and activity tips for you and your kids at Change4Life.
Healthy London Partnership is proud to support The Mayor of London’s plans for a first-ever junk food advert ban on transport network. Junk food advertising would be banned from the entire Transport for London network under bold proposals unveiled today by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as part of his drive to tackle the […]
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Nine out of 10 Londoners (86%) who responded to London’s Great Weight Debate believe tackling London’s childhood obesity epidemic to help children and young people lead healthier lives should be either the top or a high priority for the capital. More than 2,700 Londoners completed the Great Weight Debate survey which aimed to raise awareness […]
Young people generate ideas for tackling childhood obesity More than 60 young people from across London attended our Healthy London Hackathon at City Hall on Saturday 28 January. The 14-17 year-olds discussed how London makes it harder to be healthy, brainstormed ideas for making London healthier for children and young people, and then worked in […]
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