Obesity
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on obesity. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 28.04.2011 | Obesity |
| This note sets out the definition and causes of obesity, the health problems caused by obesity, recent government policy on the issue and related statistics. | |
| 28.04.2011 | Statistics on obesity |
| Statistics on obesity. By Rachael Harker. SN/SG/3336. | |
| 20.05.2009 | The importance of being active |
| Article examining the relationship between taking part in sport and active recreation and life expectancy in Local Authorities in England. Data from the Active People Survey 1 is used in conjunction with Office for National Statistics data on life expectancy and healthy lifestyle behaviour to examine the interplay between such variables. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.04.2008 | Food Products (Marketing to Children) Bill |
| Food Products (Marketing to Children) Bill. (Bill 19 of 2007-08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/35. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.09.2011 | UN SUMMIT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
| That this House notes the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's statement that non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent a `public health emergency in slow motion'; welcomes the decision ... | |
| 07.07.2011 | NATIONAL CHILDHOOD OBESITY WEEK 2011 |
| That this House acknowledges that childhood obesity is one of the most significant challenges facing society with one in three children classed as overweight or obese in the UK; supports ... | |
| 15.12.2010 | OBESITY AND DIABETES |
| That this House notes with concern that the UK is one of the unhealthiest nations in Europe according to the OECD Health at a Glance report; further notes that the UK, with an average ... | |
| 13.07.2010 | NATIONAL CHILDHOOD OBESITY WEEK |
| That this House congratulates MEND and the National Obesity Forum on launching the inaugural National Childhood Obesity Week with the aim of improving understanding of childhood obesity ... | |
| 30.06.2010 | OBESITY AND LOW CALORIE SWEETENED BEVERAGES |
| That this House notes with concern that currently over 1,000 people in the UK become obese every day; suggests that one of the single most effective ways in which Government could improve ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.07.2012 | Preventing Diabetes |
| This POSTnote describes the causes of diabetes and the known risk factors, and examines policy options for diabetes prevention. | |
| 01.04.2009 | Diet and cancer, April 2009 |
| This POSTnote looks at the latest scientific research, advice and recommendations for a diet to lower cancer risk and the consequences for health policy. |
