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The study found that there may have been 5,000 fewer cases of obesity among Year 6 girls in each year since the ‘sugary drinks tax’ came into force in 2018.

All ten categories of the Index recorded inflation of at least 10% in December, with more than half topping 20%.

Running every Wednesday night, from 5pm-7pm throughout January, the ‘Heat Grub’ is an opportunity for families and individuals in the local community to come together and enjoy nutritious and quali

As rising food and energy bills grip families, the teenagers took over Westminster with their campaign splashing their message across bold digital screens driven through the capital. 

Only one in ten children and a third of adults are eating enough fruit and vegetables. Even without taking waste into account, the UK would need to produce or import 9% more fruit and vegetables fo

In March 2020 the average cost of a school lunch was £2.24; this rose to £2.32 in May 2022 and increased again to £2.40 only three months ago.

The intervention follows a decision made by Cumbria Council in December to provide an extra £1.5m to local schools to help them to provide nutritious food to pupils. The letter calls for:

The library, which has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is a catalogue of all the key initiatives aimed at improving children’s nutrition since 1879. In the late 1940s, both free school meal

Oliver brought up this issue on BBC Radio 4, saying: "If you look at the money raised from the sugary drinks tax, it's not far off what's needed [to fund the expansion of free school meals].