In a report entitled “Changing behaviour: Childhood Nutrition” the author calls on the government to force manufacturers to lower the fat, sugar and salt content in products and/or more clearly label high fat, sugary, salty foods.
Education was also high on the agenda with proposals to introduce parenting programmes that focus on the role of food, nutrition, malnutrition, obesity and the promotion of healthy eating, exercise and a positive relationship with food.
“It is time to face the challenge of legislation for food production and provision, and to fund interventions for schools and parents,” said author of the report, Jane Ogden, professor of health psychology at University of Surrey.
“Legislation and structural changes involving working with the food industry and government intervention; parenting programmes to encourage a healthier home environment and school-based interventions to change children’s beliefs about food and their food preferences directly.”
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