Abstract
Executive summary:
• 87% of unhealthy foods eaten by adolescents are not targeted by the soft drinks industry levy
• No single food or nutrient is responsible for obesity, a whole diet pattern approach is required
• Children of manual workers and in low-income households eat the most obesogenic diets
• Children’s diets became more obesogenic between 2008-10 and 2013-14
• Promoting healthier foods is as important as limiting unhealthy food
• Our obesogenic dietary pattern score can be used to monitor policy effectiveness
• Meals in out-of-home settings typically contain an extra 100 kcal from unhealthy foods
• School meals typically contain an extra 65 kcal from unhealthy foods
• Environmental policy change imposing standards on out-of-home eating locations are needed
• 87% of unhealthy foods eaten by adolescents are not targeted by the soft drinks industry levy
• No single food or nutrient is responsible for obesity, a whole diet pattern approach is required
• Children of manual workers and in low-income households eat the most obesogenic diets
• Children’s diets became more obesogenic between 2008-10 and 2013-14
• Promoting healthier foods is as important as limiting unhealthy food
• Our obesogenic dietary pattern score can be used to monitor policy effectiveness
• Meals in out-of-home settings typically contain an extra 100 kcal from unhealthy foods
• School meals typically contain an extra 65 kcal from unhealthy foods
• Environmental policy change imposing standards on out-of-home eating locations are needed
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Written evidence submitted to the Health and Social Care Select Committee |
| Publication status | Published - 30 May 2018 |
UN SDGs
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Social gradients and physical activity trends in an obesogenic dietary pattern: cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008-2014
Johnson, L., Toumpakari, Z. & Papadaki, A., 1 Apr 2018, In: Nutrients. 10, 4, 13 p., 388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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