Nutrition: Obesity
Commons · Question 12440 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps with the food and drink industry to help tackle (a) poor diets and (b) obesity.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 11 Nov 2024
From data collected through the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, the Government knows that, compared to dietary recommendations, people are generally consuming too much sugar, saturated fat, salt, too many calories, and not enough fruit, vegetables, or...