The problem is worsening for some and strategies have been too sluggish to keep up, a report warns.
calorie labelling on restaurant menusAnd other policies, including the sugar tax on fizzy drinks, have not been fully evaluated to see what impact they have actually had, the NAO says.Without assessing the success or failure of past strategies, the government will struggle to prioritise actions or apply lessons to its new approach with confidence of success, the report warns.
There is also limited awareness and co-ordination across departments of wider factors and activities that may affect childhood obesity rates, such as sponsorship of sporting events by the food industry. "We are also taking bold action through our new and ambitious obesity strategy... to help families make healthy choices."
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