​​​​​​​RSPH welcomes Chief Medical Officer’s final report calling for childhood obesity to be prioritised

RSPH welcomes the final report published today by the outgoing Chief Medical Officer

​​​​​​​RSPH calls for better routes home from school to tackle childhood obesity

A new report outlines a raft of measures aimed at overhauling the after-school street environment for children in the UK

Guest blog: What mapping South London streets taught us about child obesity

Jessica Attard, Portfolio Manager at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, and Toby Green, Policy and Research Manager at RSPH, explain their work looking into how the public realm promotes or hinders healthy eating and activity.

RSPH supports PHE statement for professionals to have healthier weight conversations

RSPH backs the consensus statement released today by Public Health England (PHE), to support public health professionals to have healthier weight conversations.

RSPH and Slimming World call for supermarkets to do more to tackle obesity

A new report published by RSPH and Slimming World, exposes the marketing tactics used to drive sales of unhealthy products

RSPH welcomes Food, Farming and Countryside Commission report

RSPH welcomes publication of the latest and final report from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

RSPH bitterly disappointed with Boris proposal to halt sugar levy 

RSPH is disappointed at the announcement of plans by Boris Johnson to halt the sugar levy

Guest blog: Is there a risk to following low-carbohydrate diets?

Dr Jacquie Lavin, Head of Nutrition and Research at Slimming World, discusses how sustainable weight-loss plans should be healthy, balanced and flexible

Retailers urged to crack down on early Easter egg sales to tackle obesity

Over three-quarters of the public agree supermarkets are selling Easter eggs too early

Supermarkets found to be marketing products as ‘healthy’ that are nutritionally poor

We are calling for further investigation into confusing and misleading marketing of foods labelled as ‘healthy’