Among those who have agreed to speak are Richard Sangster, head of Obesity Policy at the Department of Health and Social Care, Cathy Capelin, strategic insight director for Kantar World Panel UK, Ashley McDougall, director of local services value for money studies at the National Audit Office and Christina Marriott, chief executive of the Royal Society of Public Health.
The agenda will cover:
* Assessing the progress and effectiveness of obesity interventions
* The impact of Covid-19 on consumer behaviour and eating habits
* The Obesity Strategy and supporting consumers to make healthy choices - calorie labelling implementation, HFSS product marketing, and in-store promotions
* Opportunities to increase access to a healthy, active lifestyle
* Improving public health and developing a healthy local food environment
* Priorities for public health - tackling health inequalities, supporting access to expanded weight management services, and the role of primary care
* Next steps for taking forward the Obesity Strategy
Others who will contribute are Dame Sarah Storey, British cycling policy advocate and active travel commissioner for the Sheffield city region, Magnus Brooke from ITV; Rebecca Fitzgerald of Starbucks; Professor Paul Gately, Leeds Beckett University and MoreLife, and Kate Halliwell, Food and Drink Federation.
For more information visit: https://www.westminsterfoodandnutritionforum.co.uk