European Obesity Day

European Obesity Day received the backing of EU Health Commissioner John Dalli at its launch in Strasbourg on May 19.

Read more: European Obesity Day

Child Poverty Action Group campaign for free school meals

The NOF are also supporting the Child Poverty Action Group who are campaigning for free school meals and details of their campaign can be found at www.38degrees.org.uk/free-school-meals 

If you have any further queries about the campaign, please contact Rys Farthing: 020 7837 7979 RFarthing@cpag.org.uk

Children’s Food Campaign

The NOF are delighted to be supporting the Children’s Food Campaign.  Details of their new campaign for food growing in every school are available at www.sustainweb.org/childrensfoodcampaign/food_growing_in_schools

Obesity News Portal

Welcome to our news centre. Healthcare professionals can find a wealth of obesity related information by clicking on the link to the Obesity Portal below. You can also find all the latest news from the BBC and our opinions on some of the burning topics surrounding the growing problem of obesity.
 
 

 
 


News

NGO support - Salt Reduction Letter to Andrew Lansley

Click here to read the letter [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 256.48 KB]

 

Visit the NOF regional website

Visit our regional website to find out more about our work around England and Wales.

 

NOF publishes new position statement on Very Low Energy Diets (VLED)

The National Obesity Forum is recommending new standards for the management of obese people seeking to lose weight using Very Low Energy Diets (also referred to as Very Low Calorie Diets). Download the position statement here. [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 209.95 KB]
 

 

Tam Fry on Radio 4 Today program

Today, Thursday 8th July 2010, Tam Fry was on the BBC Radio 4 Today program. Click Here to visit the BBC page and hear the item.

 

Visit the EOF

The European Obesity Forum website can be visited at www.obesityforum.eu