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  • More help to follow a healthy diet – front of pack food labelling consultation launched

    Keeping track of what you eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation launched today by Health Secretary…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £4 million for innovative solutions to tackle healthcare problems

    The government has announced £4 million of funding for businesses to develop cutting-edge ideas to address some of the biggest health problems of our time.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Calories to be capped and cut

    The country's biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets are joining forces to help cut five billion calories from the nation's daily diet, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced tod…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Let’s Get Moving resources help promote physical activity

    The Department is publishing updated Let’s Get Moving resources, which have been revised to bring them into line with current practice and the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Regulation of foods for young children to be simplified

    The Department is publishing responses received to the public consultation, which ended on 30 September 2011, to gather views of interested …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Responsibility deal showcases collaborative work to improve public health

    If you’re interested in finding out more about how to get involved in improving public health - as an employer, or through commercial actions…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public health outcomes framework sets out desired outcomes

    Published today, the new public health outcomes framework sets out desired outcomes for public health - and how outcomes will be measured.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Supermeals campaign offers money off healthy ingredients

    A nation-wide campaign to help us plan affordable healthier meals was launched this week by Change4Life.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Physical activity data published

    Data on physical activity levels commissioned by the Department of Health has been published on the National Obesity Observatory website.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nutrition and health claims made on foods

    European Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods seeks to protect consumers from misleading or false claims.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Diet and Nutrition Survey

    Today the Department published the National Diet and Nutrition Survey supplementary report on Blood analytes. This includes headline results…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public Health Responsibility Deal monitoring templates

    We have published the monitoring templates for the Public Health Responsibility Deal. The Public Health Responsibility Deal has been established…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change4Life publishes strategy

    Change4Life has today published its Marketing Strategy setting out plans for its future direction, and building on the wider Public Health Marketing Strategy published in April 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dietary energy recommendations report published

    The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has today published its report ‘Dietary recommendations for energy’.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Healthy Lives, Healthy People: update and way forward, easy read version published

    The easy read version is now available.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change4Life and Sportacus tackle our lazy towns

    Change4Life is teaming up with super hero Sportacus to inspire children around the country to ditch their junk food and tuck into more ‘Sports Candy'.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employees get more help to quit smoking and get active

    Typhoo, McCain and Centrica sign Responsibility Deal pledge on health at work and physical activity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • High street starts counting the calories

    Tackling public health concerns through working in partnership with business and charities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • McDonald’s starts to count the calories

    McDonald’s will introduce calorie information to all of its menus throughout all of its 1,200 UK restaurants.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Get kids active this summer

    The Really Big Summer Adventure is the latest campaign from Change4Life.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government